My biggest gift is my past. Yours can be too.

I have read portions of Monica Hall's soon-to-be-completed memoir and found the prose to be exquisite. I also grew up in Anchorage, Alaska, and she captured the beauty of the area perfectly. More importantly, she writes candidly about the trauma of growing up with an abusive adoptive father and the anguish of being manipulated to give up a baby for adoption as a young teenager. Her book will be valuable to those with similar experiences and to those hoping to understand the struggles that many adopted children face, as well as the pain of those who are coerced into giving their children up for adoption. I look forward to reading the entire book when it is published!

Monica’s writing is compelling, raw, honest and witty. She tells her captivating life stories with great insight and growth. Her writing would appeal to anyone who has experienced heartache, trauma, abuse, adoptees, birth parents, substance abuse, or just about anyone else who is interested in a strong woman’s story of personal growth, change, and finding beauty hidden beneath the muck. Highly recommend.

Monica Hall writes so authentically about her journey with finding her birth mom, connecting with the daughter she gave up for adoption, and her life up to this point. I appreciate her ability to be vulerbable and write in a way that really connects with (myself) the reader. She has personally helped me with my own journey of seeking my sister who was put up for adoption and I highly recommend anyone on that path to read her work. I am in so much gratitude for the work she is doing and for the life she shares so beautifully open.

I have the pleasure of working with Monica. We have become friends and I have learned about her life and past through our friendship and her blog. She makes this world a better place. I am blessed to have her as a friend.

Monica is an amazing storyteller. You feel like you’re right alongside her on her journey of healing when you read her essays. Very much looking forward to her memoir.

Monica's writing about her personal story touched my life, and I feel more open to share my similar story. Thank you Monica!