Fiction Pick of the Week: The English American

The English American by Alison Larkin

Alison Larkin was adopted at birth by a British couple; her birth parents were from Georgia. This novel is partially based on her quest to find her birth parents.  Her mother had an affair with a married man who was a prominent politician in the United States and she had to give up her daughter for adoption.    Larkin needed to find out who she inherited her looks and talents from as she felt so out of place with her loving adopted parents who had totally different personalities from her.  In the end this journey was painful but resulted in Larkin feeling better about herself and being able to love both set of parents regardless of their faults.  This book would make an excellent choice for a book club group and is an excellent choice for  for adoptees and their adopted and birth parents.