Heikkila has a knack for gathering oral histories and seamlessly stringing them together into a compelling story Explores shame and stigma of unwed pregnancy at the time Author regretted not asking her mother outright about her experience, especially after she became an adoptive mother herself Difficulties with the author's own international adoption of her son Booth Memorial Hospital operated between late 1800s and the 1970s—one of a network of such hospitals run by the Salvation Army Extensive interviews with other Booth girls, excerpts from her mother's writings, and author's own personal experiences make up the book MNHS Press/MNHS Facebook pages together have about 50,000 followers We typically garner about 200 views for a live Facebook event with about 800 views thereafter. We had an excellent in-person event for the author's previous book—well over 200 people