Julie Ryan McGue

What does it mean to grow up without a sense of who you are and where you come from? Julie is adopted. She’s also a twin. Because their adoption was closed, she and her sister lack both a health history and their birth parents’ names - which becomes an issue for Julie when, at 48 years old...

Belonging Matters is meant to support the adoption community, while creating a conversation with those not directly touched by adoption. The collection addresses the questions: If you are part of the adoption universe, how do you find identity, family, and community If someone you know is...

Growing up as an adoptee and identical twin, Julie McGue will take you on her journey for identity and individuality, searching for answers through tragedy and adversity. In this coming-of-age memoir, set in Chicago's western suburbs between the 1960s and '80s, adopted twins Julie and Jenny...