Postcards from Cookie: A Memoir of Motherhood, Miracles, and a Whole Lot of Mail, (Hardcover)

from DebRuth

As a family historian, this book speaks to me about roots and heritage. I was hooked as soon as Caroline discovers the identity of her mother, who gave her up for adoption. The story unfold with many unexpected twists and turns. I enjoyed following along with the author on her journey of mixed em...

from froxgirl

I grabbed this because it's about the family of Nat King Cole, whom I loved. But he turns out to be a very minor character. Instead, this is the story of Cookie and Caroline, adopted daughter of Nat King Cole and birth mother to Caroline, adopted granddaughter of Nat King Cole. There's a tangled ...

from bogopea

Amazing backstory about Nat King Cole and wife adopting orphaned young relative. at 18 she got pregnant and was sent across the country to give birth and give baby up for adoption. At age 37, the child, now married to a successful businessman and mother of 2, finds her birth mother and realizes t...

from bogopea

Amazing backstory about Nat King Cole and wife adopting orphaned young relative. at 18 she got pregnant and was sent across the country to give birth and give baby up for adoption. At age 37, the child, now married to a successful businessman and mother of 2, finds her birth mother and realizes t...