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BECOMING PATRICK A Memoir Publication: May, 2011 Kindle Edition available on Amazon |
Events Excerpts Additional Praise
When Pat McMahon risks the love of the mother who raised him by seeking out the mother who gave him away, he transforms from a mild-mannered engineer into a frenetic detective. After he overcomes the challenges of existential angst, bureaucratic roadblocks, and unemployment, the phone call to his first mother releases a torrent of long-buried feelings. During a sometimes turbulent long-distance unfolding, he absorbs her shocking revelations and comes out as gay once again. Their eventual reunion creates a profound bond, even as he navigates waves of conflicting emotions, merges past with present, and embarks on a new future rooted in truth and insights into the universal quest for identity and human connection. He is Becoming Patrick. |
"Be prepared for a treat. For it is rare to have a memoir by a male adoptee, especially one so sensitive to the many issues around being adopted. Becoming Patrick is a quintessential adoption story that is essential for everyone, adopted or not." |
“I liked this book so much that I read it twice. Patrick McMahon has a wonderful, lyrical writing style. As he searches for his identity and a more authentic life, Patrick is especially articulate and honest in expressing his thoughts and feelings. This is an intelligent, smooth-flowing story which I highly recommend it to one and all.” |
Price: $15.00 |
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YouTube video of the book's opening pages
Listen to three audio excerpts (click on my name)
Interview on the Juneau Xena blogtalkradio show on Dec 7, 2011
Oct 7, 2011 radio interview on
Adoption Discussions, hosted by Donna Montalbano of WOON in Rhode Island
Interview on American Adoption Congress News and Views Blogtalkradio Sep 23, 2011
Audio interview for October 2011 Zenger's Newsmagazine cover/feature article
Watch a 2002 TV interview on San Diego FOX in the Morning about my search and reunion. (2.4mb download)
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