Praise
The Girl with Three Birthdays is a silver recipient in the Sarton/Guild award contest.
2024 Readers Favorite Five Star Award
“What happens when a lie grows faster than the little girl it was meant to protect? Heart wrenching and life affirming, The Girl With Three Birthdays is about finding family where you least expect and discovering love comes in many forms. Patti Eddington uses the dogged skills of a journalist and the literary power of a memoirist to tell a story that will move you to tears and question what you believe.”
– Wade Rouse, USA Today & #1 internationally bestselling author of Magic Season and Famous in A Small Town
“In this era where DNA tests are surprising so many people with new genetic spins on their origin stories, Patti Eddington’s gripping story of filial identity found, lost, then found again is compelling reading, even for those of us who foolishly think we know the intimate details of our beginnings. Beautiful, heart-wrenching and ultimately life-affirming.”
– Michael Zadoorian, author of The Leisure Seeker
“Journalist Eddington’s absorbing memoir debut offers the intimate, at times wrenching story of an adoptee piecing together the puzzle of her convoluted family history through found family members, teachers, court officials, and a zeal for truth . . . The Girl with Three Birthdays is riveting and mysterious, a story that will draw readers in as it pulls at their heart strings.”
– booklife
“A riveting memoir, The Girl with Three Birthdays follows a journalist’s search to uncover the secrets surrounding her adoption, biological parents, and date of birth. Masterfully told, the ensuing adventure moves at a swift pace, uncovering hardship and humor, unforgettable characters, small-town charm, and big-hearted love. Patti Eddington’s writing is as well-crafted as it is conversational, like a close friend leaning in to say, “you won’t believe this!” Engaging, entertaining, and openhearted, The Girl with Three Birthdays is a transformational story of family that will linger in your heart long after you finish the last page.”
– Jennifer Cramer-Miller, author of Incurable Optimist: Living with Illness and Chronic Hope
“With enchanting details, luminous coloring, and a masterful balance of fact, humor and lush writing, Patti Eddington lures readers into her indelible story and hugs them tight, sharing her most vulnerable self. A nimble, courageous, and entrancing memoir.”
– Chad V. Broughman, author of The Fall of Bellwether
“Part love letter to her adoptive parents, part origin story with the pacing of a whodunit, The Girl With Three Birthdays is full of wry humor and vivid details of small town Michigan girlhood. I was rooting for Patti and her family all the way.”
– Amy Rigby, author of Girl to City: A Memoir
“In this novel-esque memoir, Patti Eddington does a masterful job piecing together fragments of her mysterious life. The Girl with Three Birthdays begins with conflicting birth records and takes us on Eddington’s roller coaster quest to find her true identity and the meaning of family. A penetrating account of adoption, tightly-held secrets, and the power of love, told with dogged honesty and heart.”
– Laura Whitfield, author of Untethered: Faith, Failure, and Finding Solid Ground
“A beautifully told story of self-discovery with so many twists and turns, I couldn’t put it down until I finished it.”
– Lisa Cheek, author of Sit, Cinderella, Sit — A Mostly True Memoir
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