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Thank you for your interest in my book. We had a great book launch party on December 10, 2018 at Weller Book Works. Thank you to everyone who attended.
I had a wonderful time at that June 21, 2019 Next Generation Indie Book Awards gala in Washington DC. The 50-Year Secret is the winner for the inspirational - non-fiction category.
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Reviews
Loved Julie's story on so many levels. Reviewed: 02-19-21
This book made me think about my own life and how my experiences shaped who I am today. We each come to the planet with a personality and yet our families and the other people in our lives greatly influence us.
I loved the humor filled - tell it like it is - way Julie shared her story. I've been waiting for this book to come out for about a year now and was not disappointed.
We all have different challenges and triumphs in our lives. When we share our experiences openly like Julie does, it reminds us how connected we are.
The people in her life that were unexpectedly kind when she really needed it, the things that happened just at the right time, the chances she took that she might be rejected, and rewards from being brave in the face of the unknown are things we can all relate to.
If you're looking for a true story that's both entertaining and thought provoking you'll enjoy this book !
"Heartwarming, funny, and thought provoking! The 50-Year Secret by Julie MacNeil is an inspirational autobiography about the author who is 6 feet 4 inches tall. As an adopted child, she always wondered about the parents who gave her up. A chance DNA test revealed an incredibly rare and life-threatening liver-lung disease which often goes undiagnosed. This inspired her to embark upon a difficult journey to warn her birth family which turned into a miraculous sequence of events to a miraculous homecoming. The beautifully designed book cover draws your eye to pick this book up, only to find a beautiful story about a beautiful and necessary journey that saved her life and possibly others.
This story touched me deeply after the loss of my adopted brother to a sudden natural death at a very young age. The week after he died, his wife an unopened email of his from one of the DNA tests he had taken months earlier. Within an hour, she was speaking to the birth family and got answers from them, that they knew. She got a lot of answers to the mystery of his death. There was peace in knowing that there would have been no way to stop it, and peace in knowing that he was better off adopted. Perhaps he suspected this and didn't really want to know? But, his children now know what's ahead for their health and they have the answers they need; spoken from the grave.