Finding Mary Smith: A Memoir of Family Secrets, Gray Market Adoption, and the Miracle Reunion with My...

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Al Isaacs

Finding Mary Smith

Name: Finding Mary Smith
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ISBN: 9798233751844

A Memoir of Family Secrets, Gray Market Adoption, and the Miracle Reunion with My Mom

Al Isaacs

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English

Wordwooze Publishing
03 February 2026

Memoirs; Adoption & fostering; Adoption

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What if everything you knew about yourself turned out to be only half the story?

Comedian Al Isaacs grew up as an only child with loving parents, a gift for laughter, and a simple truth about his family until an innocent phone call from his mother's doctor just weeks before his father's passing exposed a decades-old family secret-he had been part of a gray-market adoption, hidden behind false paperwork and decades of silence.

Finding Mary Smith is a funny, raw, and deeply human memoir about adoption, identity, and belonging. Isaacs takes readers on an unforgettable search for the woman who gave him life and the truth that nearly vanished with her name. His journey leads from suburban New York to the smoky coffeehouses of Greenwich Village, where his birth mother once sang alongside the dreamers of the 1960s folk music scene. With the timing of a comic and the honesty of a son trying to understand his past, Isaacs turns a life-altering discovery into a story of love, loss, and self-discovery.

Finding Mary Smith is a moving, funny, and ultimately uplifting memoir about the power of truth, the resilience of family, and the music that connects us-even when we don't yet know the tune.

By: Al Isaacs
Imprint: Wordwooze Publishing
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 245g
ISBN: 9798233751844
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 03 February 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active