BECOMING PATRICK Book Launch June 14, 2011

Patrick McMahon reads from and signs his new memoir about reconnecting with blood relatives after growing up adopted.

When Pat McMahon risks the love of the mother who raised him by seeking out the mother who gave him away, he transforms from a mild-mannered engineer into a frenetic detective. After he overcomes the challenges of existential angst, bureaucratic roadblocks, and unemployment, the phone call to his first mother releases a torrent of long-buried feelings. During a sometimes turbulent long-distance unfolding, he absorbs her shocking revelations and comes out as gay once again.ﾠTheir eventual reunion creates a profound bond, even as he navigates waves of conflicting emotions, merges past with present, and embarks on a new future rooted in truth and insights into the universal quest for identity and human connection. He isﾠBecoming Patrick.

"I liked this book so much that I read it twice. Patrick McMahon has a wonderful, lyrical writing style. As he searches for his identity and a more authentic life, Patrick is especially articulate and honest in expressing his thoughts and feelings. This is an intelligent, smooth-flowing story which I highly recommend it to one and all."
-Nancy Verrier, author of The Primal Wound and Coming Home to Self

"Patrick McMahon is a brave pioneer in the quest for understanding and wholeness around his adoption. With grace, courage and utter humility, he walks that fine line between his adoptive family and his birth family. His story is important to read and to contemplate. And his writing strikes me as both relatable and poignant. Read his work!"
-Jennifer Lauck, author of the New York Times bestseller Blackbird and its sequel Found

Official Website: http://www.patrickmc.com