Inconvenient Daughter by Lauren J. Sharkey is out now.
A vibrant and provocative debut novel that dispels myths surrounding transracial adoption.
Rowan Kelly knows she’s lucky. After all, if she hadn’t been adopted, she could have spent her days in a rice paddy, or a windowless warehouse assembling iPhones—they make iPhones in Korea, right? Either way, slowly dying of boredom on Long Island is surely better than the alternative. But as she matures, she realizes that she’ll never know if she has her mother’s eyes, or if she’d be in America at all had her adoptive parents been able to conceive.
Rowan sets out to prove that she can be someone’s first choice. After running away from home—and her parents’ rules—and ending up beaten, barefoot, and topless on a Pennsylvania street courtesy of Bad Boy Number One, Rowan attaches herself to Never-Going-to-Commit. When that doesn’t work out, she fully abandons self-respect and begins browsing Craigslist personals. But as Rowan dives deeper into the world of casual encounters with strangers, she discovers what she’s really looking for.
With a fresh voice and a quick wit, Lauren J. Sharkey dispels the myths surrounding transracial adoption, the ties that bind, and what it means to belong.
I think Lauren J. Sharkey did an amazing job with the novel. She tackled a very powerful subject line and conveyed the emotions through Rowan in a heartfelt way. I found myself pulling for Rowan no matter what. I definitely recommend reading this novel. There aren’t very many novels with this backdrop, and it’s something you don’t want to pass up.
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