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Find a Stranger, Say Goodbye follows Natalie at the cusp of adulthood as she pursues her real mother in a quest that brings family secrets, adoption stories, and mother‑daughter relationships to the forefront. The novel explores how identity, belonging, and the search for kinship shape a young woman's life.
First publish date: 1978
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Lois Lowry
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