Choiceless: A Birthmother'S Story of Love, Loss & Reunion

This memoir details the events and emotional struggles surrounding the authors teen pregnancy in the 1970s Midwest. Shunned first because of her interracial relationship and second for her out-of-wedlock pregnancy, Ruby Cornelius ends up against her will in the homea place created to temporarily house and hide the shame of these girls condition. Spanning more than four decades, the author poignantly shares a journey of motherhood lost and gained.

Author: Ruby Lee Cornelius
Publisher: Liferich
Published: 06/19/2018
Pages: 180
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.41d
ISBN: 9781489717511

About the Author

Ruby Lee Cornelius is a mother, grandmother, and business owner. She is a lifetime musician, singer, and recent songwriter. For the past five years, Ruby has been researching and writing about the topic of adoption, focusing on the ever-changing relationships and emotions in the triangle of adoptees, adoptive parents, and birth parents. Raised in a Wisconsin, working-class family, she currently resides in the Pacific Northwest. Visit her at:

www.rubyleecornelius.com