I Met Myself in October: A Memoir of Belonging
I Met Myself in October: A Memoir of Belonging
Taylor-Mosquera, Jacob
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Condition: New, UPC: 9781098314095, Publication Date: Sat, August 1, 2020, Type: Paperback ,
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0I Met Myself in October: A Memoir of Belonging is a thought-provoking true adventure discussing international/transracial adoption and what it means to belong to two countries and two families.

Taylor-Mosquera weaves together the intricacies of struggling to belong to the Black and Latinx communities in the United States while enjoying white privilege without being white. He masters the Spanish language and goes on live television in Colombia to find his biological family twenty years after they learn of his secret birth. The tensions that arise therein are magical and disturbing, with each page offering intimate details about an international quest to truly belong.

The book opens with a foreword from fellow adoptee and adoption consultant, Astrid Castro then moves into the introduction from the author. This is followed by a map of Colombia and the city of Cali, relevant to the memoir itself. Nine chapters follow, detailing how the author first became acquainted with his country of origin at the age of 18 and following him throughout his developing relationship with the country and his biological mother's family. The epilogue discusses a slight twist in the story regarding the author's continued search for his biological father who still does not know he exists.

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