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The Secrets in Us

By: Georgina Lawton
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  • Summary

  • What happens when your family tells you one thing, but a DNA test tells you another?

    Georgina Lawton grew up in a loving family but she didn’t look like anyone else. She has dark eyes, curly hair and brown skin. Both her parents were white.

    Georgina took a DNA test. The results changed her life forever.

    With millions around the world using 'do-it-yourself' DNA testing kits, Georgina follows the stories of those learning to live with the results.

    A Loftus Media production for Audible Originals.
    ©2020 Audible, Ltd. (P)2020 Audible, Ltd.
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  • Ep. 1: 0% Match

    Ep. 1: 0% Match
    Nov 19 2020

    Georgina Lawton grew up in a white family but something didn’t add up. At 23, a DNA test revealed the truth. The results would change her life forever....
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    32 mins
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  • Ep. 2: What's My Mix?

    Ep. 2: What's My Mix?
    Nov 19 2020

    Georgina arranges to meet her first black relative. But how are they related? And can their shared DNA help determine Georgina's racial identity?
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    41 mins
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  • Ep. 3: Not Parent Expected

    Ep. 3: Not Parent Expected
    Nov 19 2020

    Georgina takes matters into her own hands and looks for support among the NPE community. Will going to the place her genetic father was last seen really provide her with answers?
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    42 mins
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Parenting & Families Relationships Genetics
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Wasn't expecting this story so thought provoking

Stumbled on this and thought I would listen.
Family life and its predicaments comes in many forms,and this is told in a real honest way.
Georgina's story is fascinating, I couldn't stop listening.
I will proceed to reading her book called "Raceless: In Search of Family, Identity, and the Truth About Where I Belong"

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The revealing side of DNA

I couldn't stop listening to this wonderfully revealing explanation for the reasons and drive to find out about her genetic origins and unknown father. A well researched and responsible piece of detective work with DNA at it's centre. If your interested in family history and/or knowing about your ethnic identity then this is a must listen.

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Interesting and enjoyable

Another really interesting podcast I listened to in one sitting! Audible original has been commissioning some fantastic content this year.

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Captivating and candid!

I loved this audio book as I drove to and from work. I am from a black African background and have a blended family. Our differences only bind us closer.

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Great story

Very well read & interesting factual story. Loved the normal conversations between family & friends.

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Loved it, great insight to Georgia journey to find her biological father. Would recommend, great

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The Consequences of Omission

Georgina's autobiographical journey into issues of race and parentage and the confusion, questioning by others and later loss of trust and opportunities she experienced from her family's insistence that she was of one hundred per cent Caucasian Irish parentage when it was obvious that she wasn't. The complicity of friends and medical professionals in covering it up and, as she puts it, "ignoring the elephant in the room". Georgina also discusses fidelity and fatherhood, donor conception and child kidnapping, both sides of the Atlantic. The low score is because the other speakers were quieter and not as clear as Georgina herself. The sound quality could have been better. The end should have been earlier, with sharper editing.

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wonderful!

what a wonderful piece of storytelling. This made me both cry, laugh and reflect. I felt I was there when she meet with her friends . The vulnerability of the mum is so precious. The research is thorough and clear. I learnt a lot and having a mum who has been adopted, it was an eye-opener. Thank you!

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Moving story of quest for genetic identity

Moving account. Rivetting story of non genetic parenting. Infidelity and the price people pay
Beautifully told.

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Insightful listen

I really enjoyed this! Great narration & insight into a whole hidden community of lost children. the narration was a brilliant mix of facts and documentary style conversation. Thank you for your honesty Georgina, you will inspire many with this book.

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