· At the age of forty-seven, Diane Dewey, the author of Fixing the Fates: An Adoptee’s Story of Truth and Lies, who had long thought her biological parents both dead, received a letter from her father, Otto Habich, saying that he wanted to meet her. How she responds to the news, which her adoptee mother reveals to her on her adoptee father’s death, and the reluctance of her mother to . · Diane Dewey’s Fixing the Fates: An Adoptee's Story of Truth and Lies is a remarkable story of family secrets and the turmoil that follows when those lies are unraveled. Dewey’s writing is vivid, honest, and transportive, her search for answers is inspiring and intriguing, and the lessons learned are powerful. Life, indeed, is unpredictable. · The secrets, lies, and layers of deception about Diane Dewey’s origins were meant for her protection―but eventually, they imploded. Living with her family in suburban Philadelphia, Diane had grown up knowing she was born in Stuttgart and adopted at age one from an orphanage. She’d been told her biological parents were dead.
QA with Diane Dewey, author of Fixing the Fates: An Adoptee's Story of Truth and Lies What are the larger universal themes of this book? Empathy — that uncovering the motivations of others and gaining their perspective not only brings about your own growth but expands your world. The secrets, lies, and layers of deception about Diane Dewey's origins were meant for her protection—but eventually, they imploded. Living with her family in suburban Philadelphia, Diane had grown up knowing she was born in Stuttgart and adopted at age one from an orphanage. She'd been told her biol. My memoir, Fixing the Fates, is one part forensic science and one part self-discovery. In it, I uncover the truth about family secrets and lies, and through intuition and curiosity, become the.
QA with Diane Dewey, author of Fixing the Fates: An Adoptee’s Story of Truth and Lies What are the larger universal themes of this book? Empathy — that uncovering the motivations of others and gaining their perspective not only brings about your own growth but expands your world. At the age of forty-seven, Diane Dewey, the author of Fixing the Fates: An Adoptee’s Story of Truth and Lies, who had long thought her biological parents both dead, received a letter from her father, Otto Habich, saying that he wanted to meet her. How she responds to the news, which her adoptee mother reveals to her on her adoptee father’s death, and the reluctance of her mother to reveal the truth about the situation, constitutes the start of this memoir. Living Now Book Awards Silver Medal Winner in Inspirational/Memoir (Female) "Diane Dewey's Fixing the Fates: An Adoptee's Story of Truth and Lies is a remarkable story of family secrets and the turmoil that follows when those lies are unraveled. Dewey's writing is vivid, honest, and transportive, her search for answers is inspiring and intriguing, and the lessons learned are powerful.
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