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The New York Times Sunday Book Review

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Justine on the Family Secrets Podcast

Listen to Justine in conversation with New York Times Bestseller Dani Shapiro on her popular podcast.

 

I Could Never Love My Mother but at Least Now I Know Why

Read Justine’s article in The Daily Beast.

 
 

The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames takes the reader on a remarkable journey alongside American attorney Justine Cowan as she uncovers the true story of her mother’s upbringing as a foundling at London’s Hospital for the Maintenance and Education of Exposed and Deserted Young Children.

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