The Stacks sat down with Vanessa McGrady to discuss her book and her experiences on Episode 45, which you can listen to for more context on the book. McGrady navigates the sometimes murky boundaries of open adoption in this debut memoir. In Rock Needs River, Vanessa McGrady shares her journey from deciding she wants to be a mother, to adopting her daughter Grace, to eventually taking in Grace’s homeless birth parents. The Stacks received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. For more information click here. Rock Needs River: A Memoir About a Very Open Adoption by Vanessa McGrady This in no way effects opinions on books and products reviewed here.

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“What Not to Say to an Adoptive Mom” (Vanessa McGrady, Mom.me).

Rock Needs River by Vanessa McGrady