Second Beginning
A Story of Adoption
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Chris could hardly breathe as he read a most beautiful letter from a daughter he thought he would never see. For all he knew, Mia could be dead. After all,33 years had passed. After reading the letter many times over, Chris stared at the pictures of a little girl and her family, and two granddaughters he never knew existed.Tears ran down his face as he read the pages again and again. Mia lilved right here in Reno the whole time! His first reaction was to drive over to her home, take her in his arms and tell her how much he loved her.
He wanted to call Mia that night, but it was eleven-thirty. He refolded the pages and along with the photos, slipped them back into the envelope. Quietly he placed it in his dresser drawer, and crawled into bed without waking Pam. He needed to check things out before he shared the letter with her.
Chris decided to stop by Name Droppers after his church meeting late on Tuesday afternoon. He walked into the shop and strolled around the store searching for Mia, until Carol, the manager asked if she could help him.
"I'm looking for Mia," he said.
Carol told him Mia was out running errands. He took a business card out of his pocket, wrote a note on the back, then handed the card to Carol and left the store.
When Chris got home that evening, he asked Pam to join him in their bedroom He had something important to disuss. They had been going over photos and family memorabilia, so it was a good time to show her Mia's letter.
"I have something I want you to read," he said, handing the letter to Pam.
Pam glanced at the signature and said, "I know Mia. Why is she sending us this letter?"
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About the Book
As Mia stood in the parking lot next to her shop, she and a customer discussed what it was like to be pregnant with your first child. Little did Mia know that this woman was her birth mother, and Mia the daughter she gave up for adoption 33 years ago. The baby Mia carried would be the woman's first grandchld.
After her birth in a San Francisco hospital in 1965, a Reno physician and his wife adopted Mia. She was raised with her brother and sisters in a happy loving home. Upon the death of her parents she decided to try and fill the deep longing and emotional gap now present in her life. She began a passionate search for her biological parents in hopes of discovering her medical history. Emotions are on edge as Mia's quest begins, and she encounters files and documents outlining her past history. By daring to intrude into the lives of her birth parents, Mia disrupts an entire family, questions her actions and uncovers secrets of long ago.
Mia's story is a positive and uplifting account which will move, enrich and delight the reader.
About the Author
Sharon Lyman Quinn grew up in Newport Beach, California and studied business at the University of Nevada, Reno. Developing an interest in writing at an early age Sharon had her own weekly newspaper column in the Newport Harbor News-Press and was assistant editor of her college yearbook.
A lifelong community volunteer, Sharon has served on the Truckee Meadows Community College Foundation of Nevada, Reno Philharmonic Board, co-developed the Reno Ronald McDonald House, member of Junior League, and is active in the arts. Married to Dave Quinn, Sharon has two children and five grandchildren.
Besides taking time out from her 30 years as a Realtor to write about her daughter in law, Mia, in Second Beginning, Sharon enjoys travel, art museums, gardening, and watching old movies. She is currently working on an historic novel set near Boston in 1675.