Secrets. Lies. And a truth buried for decades.
In 1958, an American couple travels to German to adopt a newborn girl. They name her Heidi Rose and take her home to Paris, determined to give her the family they have always wanted. But from the beginning, Heidi's adoption is surrounded by secrets. Her mother knows only part of the story. Her father knows far more than he will ever reveal. And the man Heidi grows up calling Uncle David shares a connection to her past that no one intends her to discover. As Heidi grows up in Washington, D.C., questions about who she is-and where she truly belongs-becomes impossible to ignore. Years later, she finally begins searching for the life that existed before she became Heidi Rose. Her search leads her back across the Atlantic to an original name, a birth mother who never forgot her, and a family history far more complicated than she ever imagined. But finding her birth family is only the beginning of the truth. Spanning five decades and crossing from Germany and Paris to Washington, D.C., Buried Truths: A Daughter's Tale is a moving family saga of adoption, identity, love, and the secrets one generation keeps to protect the next. For readers of Before We Were Yours and Secret Daughter. Some truths can be buried for years. They cannot be buried forever.