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I was hoping for more from this book. More about the orphanage, more about how that shaped his life, more clarity on his search for family.
Another thing that bugged me was that it was mostly written in the 3rd person but occasionally an "I" or "we" was tossed in there that make things confusing. Overall, it could have used some more editing.

The story of Terry Brennan is so interesting. His story touches on orphanages, workhouses, post-WW2 and the study of genealogy. As a reader I wanted to really know Terry and understand the impact emotionally on him. How did his upbringing influence his raising of his own children? How did his marriages benefit or suffer from childhood?
Unfortunately it reads like an administrative report, with each paragraph sounding like a bullet point with absolutely no emotion. More time is given in the narrative to the dress someone wore or building a garage then was given to finding out his father's name. If it had been written in first person maybe the reader could connect more with the subject. The book seems not to have been edited as it written mostly in third person then an 'I' or 'we' is thrown in the middle of a statement.
Overall this book needs to be flushed out and a decision made on whether it is a government report of an individual or make it a true biography and allow the reader to know the subject not just the high level facts.

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This was an interesting memoir of how Terry grew up in an orphanage and despite not knowing about his family or even where he was from, he did do well for himself throughout the years. He is lucky to have finally found and met what members of family remains. I hope he’s happy with the identity he found

I do feel the writing was very simplistic and could have been. Portrayed a lot better, but overall I did enjoy it.