Nobody’s Daughter: An Adoptee’s Memoir of Lost and Found (Memoir), Concord, MA
Nobody’s Daughter takes a critical look at the transactional nature of closed adoptions through one adoptee’s gripping coming-of-age story of relinquishment, motherlessness, fury, and self-discovery.
“Babies aren’t blank slates. Adoptees are who we are; legally erasing our histories can’t change that. I hope my work encourages reconsideration of plenary adoption and the lucrative adoption industry.”
Aimee is a domestic adoptee. Originally from New York City, Aimee lives outside of Boston with her family. She has two master’s degrees from Harvard University. She was the 2020-2021 Pauline Scheer Fellow at GrubStreet where she wrote the first draft of this memoir. She teaches creative nonfiction and edits memoir and personal essays. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Poets & Writers, Atticus Review, Smokelong Quarterly, and more. Most recently she had an essay in the anthology Gifted-ish: Women and Nonbinary Writers on Intelligence, Identity and Education. Visit Aimee’s website at www.aimeechristian.net and follow Aimee on Instagram at @thewriteaimee