Written by
Jeannie Lachman & Carole Sanguedolce
Two Peas in a Separated Pod is a true
story. It is an uplifting story of adoption. It has tears of
sadness and tears of joy.
This story is about Jeannie and Carole, both
writing about their lives. Jeannie was given up for adoption at
birth. She grows up always knowing she was adopted and loves her
adoptive parents but something is missing and she needs to know more about her
birthparents. This story is also about Carole, Jeannie’s birth
sister. Carole tells her story of growing up an only child in a small
rural town in Canada. Their lives are parallel in so many ways yet they
are living in separate countries.
The book is written with each girl’s version of
events. The beginning takes place separately, Jeannie in the Bronx, New
York and Carole in Cobalt, Ontario, Canada. They live their separate
lives unaware of each other.
Jeannie tells of her search for her birth mother,
which becomes an emotional roller coaster. She wonders if she is doing the
right thing by disrupting other people’s lives for her need to know where she
came from. After seven years of searching, she finds out who her
birthmother is. She calls her birthmother who denies her at first.
Questions run Jeannie’s though mind. Does she have the wrong
person? Does this woman want her in her life?
Carole finds out about Jeannie while she is pregnant with her first child. She is shocked to find out the news and feels a little betrayed knowing that her mother has kept this secret all of these years. When Carole asks questions about the circumstances and who the birthfather is, her mother shuts down and refuses to talk about it.
Jeannie and Carole proceed to embark on a journey
to develop a relationship. Carole opens her home for the reunion of
Jeannie and her birthmother. Carole’s worries are quickly put at ease
when she sees how genuine and gentle Jeannie is with her mother.
Jeannie still tries to find out from her
birthmother who her birthfather is but she is unwilling to tell her. Even
on hear deathbed her birthmother will not reveal who he is.
The story tells of emotional feelings of betrayal
because of family secrets. Those closest to her birthmother know
the truth but are not willing to share the information. While visiting
her mom in the hospital Carole stumbles on a key clue. It is as if fate
has played a role. With this discovery Carole must choose to keep the
secret that has been hidden for so many years or reveal the truth to
Jeannie. She decides to tell Jeannie the truth. Carole will deal
with her own feelings of betrayal and guilt as she lies to her family about how
Jeannie learns who her birth father is.
Elated that she now knows whoher father is,
Jeannie wonders how to go about making contact. Should she disrupt
another family’s life for her own curiosity? Will they be as
accepting as her birthmother and Carole were? She calls and her father he and
his wife want to meet her. She goes to Canada to meet them. Her
birthfather and his wife welcome her. When Jeannie returns to New
York her brother contacts her and want her to take a DNA test. She
complies.
There are many ups and downs of this tale.
It’s a heartwarming story that so many people can relate to. Adoption is
meant to help the woman giving birth and the family desperately wanting a
baby. There is so much more to it than that.
Book Link:
http://www.amazon.com/Two-Peas-Separated-Pod-Adoption/dp/147875656X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453165960&sr=8-1&keywords=two+peas+in+a+separated+pod
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