"Meticulously researched, her story shows how she slowly became a major force in the advocacy for open adoption."
-Drucilla Cornell, professor emeritus Rutgers University
"A tour de force full of insight and inspiration."
-Richard Uhrlaub, President, Adoption Search Resource Connection
"Her devastating research shows that the scars she and her daughter received from the adoption industry were not unique."
-Marianne Novy, founding co-chair of the Alliance for the Study of Adoption and Culture
" . . . should be required reading for all parents who are contemplating placing a child or adopting . . . "
-Elizabeth Jurenovich, director of Abrazo Adoption Services, San Antonio
"I felt that I was listening in to Lorraine's experiences across the years somewhere between her heart and her skin."
-Pam Hasegawa, former board member, American Adoption Congress
"Hole in My Heart will change the way people think about adoption."
-Florence Fisher, founder of ALMA (Adoptees Liberty Movement Association)
"Dusky shines a spotlight on the harmful outcome of closed adoption and the lasting impact of secrecy upon relationships."
-Jean A.S. Strauss, author of Birthright
"Her restraint in telling her tragic, timeless and redemptive story is an extraordinary feat. A tour de force that should be read by everyone."
-Kiana Davenport, author of The Spy Lover and Shark Dialogues
". . . a compelling manifesto for why our culture and legal system must re-think and reform adoption down to its roots."
-David Smolin, Professor of Law and Director, Center for Children, Law, and Ethics, Cumberland Law School, Samford University
" . . . a powerful memoir you won't be able to stop reading till the final page. Her story is modern and retro, tough and tender, romantic and profoundly honest."
-Delores Teller, past president of the American Adoption Congress
"Dusky's courageous, honest book puts a human face on the emotional minefield of adoption while navigating an often-hidden truth-that at the heart of every adoption there are issues of loss, guilt, emptiness, abandonment and an incomplete sense of identity. Much more than a good read, Hole in My Heart integrates important research findings that support the universality and truth of Dusky's personal experience."
-David Kirschner, PhD, psychoanalyst, author of Adoption: Uncharted Waters
"With lyrical prose and unwavering commitment, she advocates eloquently for adoption-law reform."
-Justice Faith Ireland, Washington State Supreme Court, (Ret.)
" . . . beautiful, powerful, and painful."
-Nancy Verrier, author of The Primal Wound