by David Siff

Secrets and Lies: The ”Out-of-Wedlock” Son Finds Them Out

The author’s history is a tangled web.  After years of lies, he discovers he is the child of his mother’s love affair, adopted- not conceived- by the man who raised him.  Here, adapted from his new book, Eleanor’s Rebellion, he begins to uncover the betrayal that began it all.

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Sex and Shame in a Different Era

The articles in this special section:

The “Illegitimate” Daughter Tells Her Birth Mother’s Story

by Michele Kriegman

Secrets and Lies: The ”Out-of-Wedlock” Son Finds Them Out

by David Siff

“Get Rid of the Baby. Let’s Go Home.”

by Campbell Armstrong

Plus...Oregon’s new legislation on "open adoption" and an update from Roseanne Barr on reuniting with the baby she gave up