{"product_id":"searching-for-the-castle-barbara-leigh-ohrstrom-9781491713075","title":"Searching for the Castle: Backtrail of an Adoption","description":"\u003cp\u003eLike cowboys turning in the saddle to look at where they came from, \u003ci\u003eSearching for the Castle\u003c\/i\u003e documents the backtrail of author Barbara Leigh Ohrstrom's adoption. It begins with her urgency as an eighteen-year-old woman initiating her search for her birth parents. Her recollection includes court petitions, letters, Division of Social Service documents, and other original documents usually buried behind the lock and key of the law.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this memoir, she narrates the unearthing of her history and that of her family. Some of her discoveries are filled with pain, while others are joyful, including locating sisters, another brother, and eventually nieces and a nephew. A story of how one woman comes to terms with her identity, Searching for the Castle tells of real people doing the best they can to live and love in the often heartbreaking circumstances of life. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs Ohrstrom shares her journey to find her birth parents, she reveals her emotions throughout the process, discovering that her identity is self-created, but also that her being is governed, in part, by her ancestors and family lines. \u003ci\u003eSearching for the Castle\u003c\/i\u003e communicates the message that love creates families and that the family to which Ohrstrom belonged in foster care gave her a mother, father, and family filled with love and decency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Leigh Ohrstrom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1491713070\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781491713075\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/09\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001","brand":"Barbara Leigh Ohrstrom","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48442288144639,"sku":"9781491713075","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d5758ce1-2a53-42b0-bf33-bd4b29443ffa.jpg?v=1777196385","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/searching-for-the-castle-barbara-leigh-ohrstrom-9781491713075","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}