Finding Family, Richard Hill
Finding Family, Richard Hill
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Finding Family
My Search for Roots and the Secrets in My DNA

Author: Richard Hill

Narrator: David Colacci

Unabridged: 7 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/28/2017

Synopsis

Finding Family: My Search for Roots and the Secrets in My DNA was a Global Ebook Awards gold medal winner and a Next Generation Indie Book Awards finalist. It is Richard Hill's true and intensely personal story of how he pieced together the long-kept secret of his own origins. This highly suspenseful book is a compelling saga of personal detective work that will appeal to anyone who loves a good mystery.

But this isn't fiction. It's an engrossing account of an adoptee trying to reclaim the biological family denied him by sealed birth records. This fascinating quest, including the author's landmark use of DNA testing, takes listeners on an exhilarating roller-coaster ride and concludes with a twist that rivals anything Hollywood has to offer.

About Richard Hill

Richard Hill's groundbreaking use of genetic genealogy tests in adoption search was featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal. In order to share his success secrets and tips with other adoptees and genealogists, Richard created an educational website, dna-testing-adviser.com, which makes genetic genealogy understandable to all.

His first book, Finding Family: My Search for Roots and the Secrets in My DNA, is a memoir recounting his personal experience as an adoptee searching for his biological family. His second, Guide to DNA Testing, presents a concise, easy-to-understand overview of genetic genealogy testing today.

Richard gives talks and interviews on DNA testing. As the unifying expert who bridges the fields of genetic genealogy and adoption search, he has become the go-to person for adoptees and others seeking to find lost relatives or confirm suspected relationships.

The author has a BS in physics, an MBA, and more than thirty years of experience in marketing.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Richard

Since it's my personal story and I wrote the book, I love it. No surprise there.......more

Goodreads review by Lauren

This book offers so much more than genealogy and DNA! From the perspective of an adoptee who is an only child, his idea of family is loaded with some great expectations. Mr. Hill has many insightful revelations about what this word means to him throughout his journey to find his biological parents.......more

Goodreads review by Matthew

Overall, this is an excellent book for the beginning genealogist. Many people will be inspired by the successes and difficulties that Richard faced, and he has written this in a very readable, linear narration. With so many unknowns and blind corners as he faced, this book should also appeal to peop......more

Goodreads review by Kim

Scrolling through the Nonfiction section at NetGalley, I saw the title of this book and it grabbed my attention. I was curious about the author's journey in finding his truths because I too wondered about my own ancestors. While my own discoveries were interesting, the author's road was a lot bumpie......more

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