MATCHED: A Memoir
Denise Massar
When their adoption attorney told Denise and her husband that they would be responsible for finding a woman willing to give them her baby, Denise was horrified. But horrified quickly turned into obsessed. She advertised across the country, fielding and vetting potential birth moms by phone. The first to contact Denise had been raped, twice. Ashamed and depressed, she spent her pregnancy doing coke and drinking vodka to knock herself out. "Do you want to adopt my baby?" she asked. The director of a women's shelter housing victims of human trafficking asked Denise, "Would you have a problem adopting a baby born of prostitution?" Denise knew she wouldn't, but what would her husband say? The eight birth moms Denise met during her search – one an unhoused twenty-year-old, another an MBA-holding executive – changed her life forever, leading her not only to her child, but, in a twist of fate, to the one woman Denise thought she'd never meet: Her own birth mom.
Matched is first and foremost a book for memoir lovers. It's also a love letter to anyone touched by adoption. Whatever your place in the triad: adoptee, birth parent, or adoptive parent, your story is within these pages. Adoption is beautiful. It's also problematic. Massar invites you to ride shotgun on her un-instagrammable journey. Because real is so much better than perfect.
Duration - 7h 6m.
Author - Denise Massar.
Narrator - Denise Massar.
Published Date - Saturday, 13 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2024 Denise Massar ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
When their adoption attorney told Denise and her husband that they would be responsible for finding a woman willing to give them her baby, Denise was horrified. But horrified quickly turned into obsessed. She advertised across the country, fielding and vetting potential birth moms by phone. The first to contact Denise had been raped, twice. Ashamed and depressed, she spent her pregnancy doing coke and drinking vodka to knock herself out. "Do you want to adopt my baby?" she asked. The director of a women's shelter housing victims of human trafficking asked Denise, "Would you have a problem adopting a baby born of prostitution?" Denise knew she wouldn't, but what would her husband say? The eight birth moms Denise met during her search – one an unhoused twenty-year-old, another an MBA-holding executive – changed her life forever, leading her not only to her child, but, in a twist of fate, to the one woman Denise thought she'd never meet: Her own birth mom. Matched is first and foremost a book for memoir lovers. It's also a love letter to anyone touched by adoption. Whatever your place in the triad: adoptee, birth parent, or adoptive parent, your story is within these pages. Adoption is beautiful. It's also problematic. Massar invites you to ride shotgun on her un-instagrammable journey. Because real is so much better than perfect. Duration - 7h 6m. Author - Denise Massar. Narrator - Denise Massar. Published Date - Saturday, 13 January 2024. Copyright - © 2024 Denise Massar ©.
Language:
English
Author & Narrator
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Dedication
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Part One - LOSING
Duration:00:00:06
Chapter 1
Duration:00:08:12
Chapter 2
Duration:00:10:52
Chapter 3
Duration:00:08:23
Part Two - SEARCHING
Duration:00:00:06
Chapter 4
Duration:00:10:40
Chapter 5
Duration:00:13:16
Chapter 6
Duration:00:01:39
Chapter 7
Duration:00:01:17
Chapter 8
Duration:00:10:18
Chapter 9
Duration:00:08:11
Chapter 10
Duration:00:05:48
Chapter 11
Duration:00:05:19
Chapter 12
Duration:00:13:50
Chapter 13
Duration:00:01:27
Chapter 14
Duration:00:11:34
Chapter 15
Duration:00:02:59
Chapter 16
Duration:00:07:05
Chapter 17
Duration:00:10:44
Chapter 18
Duration:00:07:28
Chapter 19
Duration:00:11:36
Chapter 20
Duration:00:04:25
Chapter 21
Duration:00:09:23
Chapter 22
Duration:00:09:01
Chapter 23
Duration:00:07:19
Chapter 24
Duration:00:10:56
Chapter 25
Duration:00:05:23
Chapter 26
Duration:00:10:47
Chapter 27
Duration:00:02:37
Chapter 28
Duration:00:04:42
Chapter 29
Duration:00:11:59
Chapter 30
Duration:00:07:46
Chapter 31
Duration:00:04:50
Chapter 32
Duration:00:01:29
Chapter 33
Duration:00:04:59
Chapter 34
Duration:00:04:36
Chapter 35
Duration:00:09:24
Chapter 36
Duration:00:02:52
Chapter 37
Duration:00:07:40
Chapter 38
Duration:00:07:07
Chapter 39
Duration:00:02:59
Chapter 40
Duration:00:00:48
Chapter 41
Duration:00:04:41
Chapter 42
Duration:00:04:16
Part Three - FINDING
Duration:00:00:06
Chapter 43
Duration:00:09:35
Chapter 44
Duration:00:11:33
Chapter 45
Duration:00:28:44
Chapter 46
Duration:00:03:08
Chapter 47
Duration:00:06:08
Part Four - FOUND
Duration:00:00:06
Chapter 48
Duration:00:23:06
Chapter 49
Duration:00:11:58
Chapter 50
Duration:00:21:49
Chapter 51
Duration:00:13:41
Acknowledgements
Duration:00:04:52
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:13