Family Family

India Allwood, an actress, promotes a film about adoption, but tells the truth about its tragic story. She is then at the center of a media storm, battling accusations and protests. Her daughter Fig, an adoptive mum, calls for help from family, but has her own agenda and secrets. True family is complicated, not defined by blood or love.

Format: Hardback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 12 February 2024
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company Inc

India Allwood, a talented actress, embarked on a journey to fulfill her dream of becoming an actress. Armed with a stack of index cards and a remarkable talent, she transformed from an awkward 16-year-old to a Broadway ingenue and eventually became a TV star. However, during the promotion of her latest project, a film about adoption, India made a mistake that would change her life forever. In an interview with a journalist, she dared to speak the truth – the movie was not good. Like many movies about adoption, it portrayed only one story, a tragic one. But India, as an adoptive mother herself, knew that her family was so much more than that. She was at the center of a media storm, facing accusations from the press and the paparazzi, as well as protests from both the right and the left. Her daughter, Fig, recognized the need for help and turned to their family for support. Little did they know that India had a secret of her own – she had given up a baby for adoption during her senior year of high school. That baby, now sixteen years old, was eager to meet her birth mother and was determined to help, but she also carried her own agenda and secrets.

What made a family was not as simple as blood or love. It was complicated. The hallmark of true family was the ability to navigate through its complexities and embrace its uniqueness. India's journey was a testament to that. Through the media storm and the challenges that came her way, she learned to accept her past and embrace her present. She realized that her family was not defined by blood or love, but by the bond that they shared and the love that they had for each other.

In the end, India's story was a triumph of resilience and acceptance. She had faced her demons and emerged stronger than ever before. She had learned that true family was not about perfection, but about the ability to love and support each other, no matter what. And she had shown the world that even the most complicated families could find joy and happiness.

Weight: 584g
Dimension: 166 x 243 x 35 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781250236807