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The cover of this book is part of the story of two sisters, separated when they were two and six, after being placed in an orphanage by their mother.  The fence was what divided them in their time in the orphanage.  What divided them further was being placed with different families in different states, with only a vague memory of each other.  So it was for 49 years.

What happened?  It was a miracle, really.  The younger one, JoAnne, decided to try to find her sister, just a blur in her memory, and finally discovered who she was.  This book tells the story of these two sisters and the miracle of their reconnection, through the years they enjoyed together again until the older sister’s death.

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Review by Tilden Edwards, Founder and Senior Fellow, Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation

JoAnne Taylor has given us a heartwarming and illuminating story of her remarkable life. I have learned much from her about the powerful effects of beginning life in an orphanage, losing contact with a sister left behind there, and growing up as an adopted child in an earlier era of strict discipline and low regard for women. She has sensitized me to the orphan’s fear of abandonment.

At the same time I am heartened by the amazing rediscovery of her sister late in life, their incredible closeness for seven years, and the strong blending together of their families that has survived the sad early loss of her sister to cancer.

I am also moved by the grace of her realization that she has been loved by God from the beginning, a realization putting to rest her doubts caused by traumas early in life. Even though I don’t share her unusual background, many times while reading her book, I found myself recalling my own family history, its difficulties and gifts. The way JoAnne Taylor has woven together the tangled strands of her family life and discovered a pattern of blessed mutual belonging has helped me to see the blessedness woven into my own family history. –Tilden Edwards