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Duplicity
My Mothers’ Secrets
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Duplicity
A powerful, poignant and pacey adoption memoir which reads like a thriller. Donna s birth parents were infamous con artists at the heart one of the US s biggest crime investigations of the 1960s
A powerful, poignant and pacey adoption memoir which reads like a thriller. Donna’s birth parents were infamous con artists at the heart one of the US’s biggest crime investigations of the 1960s.
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When her adoptive mother died in 2009, Donna Freed set out to track down her birth mother. What she discovered was truly shocking – she was the daughter of a pair of infamous con artists, at the heart of one of the biggest true crime stories to grip the USA in the 1960s.
Previously redacted records from the infamous Louise Wise Services in New York revealed that Donna’s mother (27, Jewish and single) and her father (40, Catholic, married with 4 children) had hatched a plan to defraud an insurance company and run off to Spain to raise Donna. Further investigation revealed that in 1967, Donna’s mother, Mira Lindenmaier, faked her own death in a drowning accident off City Island in the Bronx for the double indemnity insurance money.
Donna loved her tricky, unconventional adoptive mother, but was now keen to meet her birth mother and find out how and why her parents abandoned her. How would she feel towards Mira, her ‘real’ Mum? How has becoming a mother herself impacted her feelings towards her two mothers?
Gripping and fast-paced, this extraordinary memoir is also incredibly moving, tackling fundamental questions about motherhood and identity, nature versus nurture.
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Duplicity by Donna Freed is described as a gripping tale akin to a Hollywood film noir, making it a riveting read. The book has been praised for its jaw-dropping narrative and remarkable storytelling. It is recognised as one of the best books of the year, with anticipation for a possible adaptation on Netflix.
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ISBN: 9781739638290
Publisher: Muswell Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 July 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Muswell Press
Illustration: Photos
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 320
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About the Author
Donna Freed, a native of New York, is a writer and translator. She has lived in London since 2005. She writes for The Oldie and presents the Radio Gorgeous podcast. She appeared on the Today Show in January last year, prompted by an article in the New York Post which has revisited Miriam Lindenmaier’s story from time to time over the years.
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