Almost Home: a memoir

While snooping in a closet as an adolescent, Hilary Harper discovers a secret: her parents are not her parents. Documents reveal her mother to be a vague, distant relative who died in a car crash. Her father is unknown. Vividly depicting the suburban Detroit neighborhood of her childhood, and the relentless search for her paternal roots as an adult, Harper’s memoir culminates in a DNA test that delivers unexpected results. A compelling, and ultimately triumphant story, Almost Home illustrates how strong the longing for an authentic identity can be, and how the choices made by one generation can have a lasting impact on the next. Fully and movingly realized. - Deborah Ann Percy, author of Invisible Traffic The story is enthralling, with memorable characters, evocatively portrayed settings, and such tenderness. - Kathryn Rhett, author of Souvenir and Near Breathing