Roots & Branches

Roots & Branches

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Essays, memoirs, and Japanese poetry by an adopted person from the Baby Scoop Era, a stroke survivor, retired horticulturist, and landscape gardener.

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About Mary Ellen Gambutti

A justice-sensitive adoptee voice, stroke survivor, retired plantsperson, author of memoirs 'I Must Have Wandered: An Adopted Air Force Daughter Recalls', 'Permanent Home: A Memory Collection', 'Stroke Story', and 'Fortitude's Footing'.