
Heartbreaking, inspiring, and totally true—this e-original short non-fiction story sets the stage for New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry’s upcoming novel And Then I Found You (April 2013). Patti Callahan is one of three sisters, a member of a close-knit Irish American family. Yet as happy and boisterous as they appear to be, the Callahans have long harbored a heartache. Some twenty years ago, Patti’s younger sister, Barbi, placed her infant daughter for adoption. The whole family respected Barbi’s decision and admired her fortitude. Still, they couldn’t help but wonder: What ever became of the beautiful baby who had been placed with a chosen, but anonymous family? On April 20th, 2010, Facebook gave them the answer they’d been looking for. It was a life-changing moment—one that inspired Patti to write this unforgettable true story. Advance praise for Patti Callahan Henry’s And Then I Found You: “[It] will surprise you, provoke you, and rearrange your heart.” —Jacquelyn Mitchard “Henry at her best, brimming with heart and compassionate wisdom.” —Joshilyn Jackson “The most soulful book Patti Callahan has ever written.”—Dorothea Benton Frank “Explores the labyrinth of a woman’s heart—mother, daughter, sister, friend, lover. Moving and beautifully written.”—Mary Alice Monroe PATTI CALLAHAN HENRY is The New York Times bestselling author of eight novels. She lives with her husband and three children in Mountain Brook, Alabama. Visit patticallahanhenry.com. BARBI CALLAHAN BURRIS is a UNC—Chapel Hill graduate, twenty-five year Delta flight attendant, and a blessed birth mother who lives with her husband and two spirited boys in Atlanta, Georgia where she is writing her adoption reunion memoir.
Author

Patti Callahan Henry is a New York Times, Globe and Mail, and USA Today bestselling author of sixteen novels, including her newest, The Secret Book of Flora Lea. She’s also a podcast host of original content for her novels, Surviving Savannah and Becoming Mrs. Lewis. She is the recipient of The Christy Award “Book of the Year”; The Harper Lee Distinguished Writer of the Year and the Alabama Library Association Book of the Year for Becoming Mrs. Lewis. She is the co-host and co-creator of the popular weekly online Friends and Fiction live web show and podcast. Patti also was a contributor to the monthly life lesson essay column for Parade Magazine. She’s published in numerous anthologies, articles, and short story collections, including an Audible Original about Florence Nightingale, titled Wild Swan narrated by the Tony Award winner, Cynthia Erivo. A full-time author, mother of three, and grandmother of two, she lives in Mountain Brook, Alabama with her husband, Pat Henry.