You Carried Me

You Carried Me, a daughter’s memoir By Melissa Ohden Plough Publishing House, NY (2017) Missy Cross always knew she was a beloved, adopted daughter. And she was fine with that. One of her siblings was adopted as well.  But at age fourteen, when she learns that her birth was via a botched abortion, her contentment with life takes a radical U-turn. This poignant and penetrating memoir tackles the realities of abortion and post-abortion syndrome with a provocative yet gentle perspective. Melissa’s telling of her journey to recover her self-worth and learn the truth about her birth mother’s decision is bathed…