Forbidden Roots: A Memoir of Late-Discovery Adoption

Everyone learns to accept twists and turns as they live out the daily rituals of their lives. But what happens when an event completely alters one's understanding of their world, including who they are? Forbidden Roots brings readers into Fred Nicora's innermost thoughts as he sees his foundation swept away with a simple slip of the tongue at the age of forty-one while attending a large family gathering. This gripping and true story about being suddenly thrust into the world of adoption explores the expected and the unexpected as he seeks to understand his new identity and reframe his past. Things like this aren't supposed to happen, but they do. Ride along with Nicora on his journey of twists, turns, and bombshells.