Wonderland
Memoir of a Black Market Adoption
$33.65
- Paperback
372 pages
- Release Date
2 November 2026
Summary
Handed over along a Texas hospital curb in 1970—no judge, no paperwork, no questions asked—Patricia grew up celebrating a made-up birthday, haunted by nightmares of “The Dark Man.” Her parents, blackmailed by the attorney they hired to skirt the adoption system, faced an impossible choice: go to the police or pay up. They paid $30,000 to keep their paperless baby.
Navigating her mother’s violent alcoholism and caring for her disabled and depressed 600-pound father, Patricia spent her …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781969421969 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1969421967 |
| Author: | Patricia Knight Meyer |
| Publisher: | Unsolicited Press |
| Imprint: | Unsolicited Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 372 |
| Release Date: | 2 November 2026 |
| Weight: | 494g |
| Dimensions: | 21mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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Patricia Knight Meyer
Patricia Knight Meyer is a journalist, adoption reform advocate, and survivor of the Baby Scoop Era black market. Born in 1970, she was trafficked through an attorney-brokered deal and obtained her first legal birth certificate at age 47.
A University of Texas journalism graduate, she founded the adoption blog My Adopted Life and YAYDNA Genetic Greeting Cards. She serves on the board of the National Association of Adoptees and Parents (NAAP) and Concerned United Birth Parents. Patricia is a keynote speaker at national adoption conferences and leads memoir writing workshops.
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