Twins Found in a Box: Adapting to Adoption

By Janine Vance and Jeannine Vance

Book Overview

Twins Found in a Box: Adapting to Adoption is a Generation-X memoir that intertwines the coming-of-age journey of Janine Vance and her twin sister from being "found on a street in Seoul, South Korea" - according to their adoption files - to navigating life as adoptees in the United States in 1972. The narrative is anchored by the turmoil and self-examination that arose after their adoptive father, an engineer, and ruling church elder, survived a 100-foot hang gliding fall, resulting in a traumatic brain injury and permanent physical disability. This accident led the twins' father to leave organized religion to explore a more expansive spiritual path.Set against the backdrop of a 4,000-square-foot house filled with boxes due to their mother's hoarding and shopaholic tendencies, the story delves into themes of identity, belonging, and resilience during the 1980s.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1547108444
• ISBN13: 9781547108442
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"