By Britni Virgil
Passage is the true story of the author's mother, Grace, who was adopted as a baby and lived through war, heartache and abuse before passing away after a battle with cancer.
In order to give a proper review, I feel like I need to turn my usual format on its head.
Structure/Plot: The book is divided into six sections, starting with some introductory content written by Sandy Powers.
We meet Sandy as she's grappling with her mother's death. In sorting her mom's belongings, Sandy uncovers documents and journals that inform her that Grace was adopted. They also detail her mother's life during World War II and the Cold War, where she worked undercover for the FBI. All of this is news to Sandy and is told using what I can only describe as a collection of memorabilia... More...