The Foundling: The True Story of a Kidnapping, a Family Secret, and My Search fo

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This is the inspiring and "page-turning" (Booklist) true story of a man who discovered that he had been kidnapped as a baby—and how his quest to find out who he really is upturned the genealogy industry, his own family, and set in motion the second longest cold case in US history.In 1964, a woman pretending to be a nurse kidnapped an infant boy named Paul Fronczak from a Chicago hospital.Two years later, police found a boy abandoned outside a variety store in New Jersey. The FBI tracked down Dora Fronczak, the kidnapped infant's mother, and she identified the abandoned boy as her son. The family spent the next fifty years believing they were whole again—but Paul was always unsure about his true identity.Then, four years ago—spurred on by the birth of his first child, Emma Faith—Paul took a DNA test. The test revealed that he was definitely not Paul Fronczak. From that moment on, Paul has been on a tireless mission to find the man whose life he's been living—and to discover who abandoned him, and why.Poignant and inspiring, The Foundling is a story about a child lost and a faith found, about the permanence of families and the bloodlines that define you, and about the emotional toll of both losing your identity and rediscovering who you truly are.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Notes

Trade paperback. Paul Fronczak was kidnapped from hospital as an infant, before being abandoned by the kidnapper and repatriated with the people he assumed were his real parents. Upon having a child of his own, Fronczak took a DNA test and realised he had been put with the wrong parents. This is the story of his journey to find the real Paul Fronczak, using new genealogy techniques.

Author Biography

Paul Joseph Fronczak works for a non-profit organization dedicated to saving lives. He has worked at several colleges, helping people better themselves through education. Paul is a former actor and avid motorcyclist, and he has played bass guitar in several bands. He loves hanging out with his young daughter Emma Faith in Las Vegas, where they live. The Foundling is Paul's first book.Alex Tresniowski is a writer and bestselling author who lives and works in New York. He was a writer for both Time and People magazines, handling mostly human-interest stories. He is the author or coauthor of more than twenty books. For more about this story and the author, please visit AlexTres.com.

Review

"A riveting, intriguing, and inspiring tale...For readers who love deep, personal stories of lost and found love and the sometimes strange vagaries of life, this is a book to savor." -- Homer Hickam, Author, Rocket Boys/October Sky and Carrying Albert Home"Page-turning... will likely appeal to a large swath of readers, from true-crime fans to amateur genealogists." * Booklist *"A gripping tale of secrets and self-discovery." * People *

Review Quote

"Page-turning... will likely appeal to a large swath of readers, from true-crime fans to amateur genealogists."

Details ISBN1501142321 Pages 368 Year 2018 ISBN-10 1501142321 ISBN-13 9781501142321 Format Paperback Publication Date 2018-09-06 Author Alex Tresniowski Publisher Howard Books Media Book Imprint Howard Books Subtitle The True Story of a Kidnapping, a Family Secret, and My Search for the Real Me Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States DEWEY 364.154092 Short Title The Foundling Language English NZ Release Date 2018-09-06 US Release Date 2018-09-06 UK Release Date 2018-09-06 Illustrations 8-pg 4-C insert Alternative 9781982113933 Audience General AU Release Date 2018-08-31 We've got this

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