It Started with a Friend Request
Heartbreaking, inspiring, and totally truethis e-original short non-fiction story sets the stage for New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan Henrys upcoming novel And Then I Found You (April 2013). Patti Callahan is one of three sisters, a member of a close-knit Irish American family. Yet as happy and boisterous as they appear to be, the Callahans have long harbored a heartache. Some twenty years ago, Pattis younger sister, Barbi, placed her infant daughter for adoption. The whole family respected Barbis decision and admired her fortitude. Still, they couldnt help but wonder: What ever became of the beautiful baby who had been placed with a chosen, but anonymous family? On April 20th, 2010, Facebook gave them the answer theyd been looking for. It was a life-changing momentone that inspired Patti to write this unforgettable true story. Advance praise for Patti Callahan Henrys And Then I Found You: [It] will surprise you, provoke you, and rearrange your heart. Jacquelyn Mitchard Henry at her best, brimming with heart and compassionate wisdom. Joshilyn Jackson The most soulful book Patti Callahan has ever written.Dorothea Benton Frank Explores the labyrinth of a womans heartmother, daughter, sister, friend, lover. Moving and beautifully written.Mary Alice Monroe PATTI CALLAHAN HENRY is The New York Times bestselling author of eight novels. She lives with her husband and three children in Mountain Brook, Alabama. Visit patticallahanhenry.com. BARBI CALLAHAN BURRIS is a UNCChapel Hill graduate, twenty-five year Delta flight attendant, and a blessed birth mother who lives with her husband and two spirited boys in Atlanta, Georgia where she is writing her adoption reunion memoir.
