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In a family memoir that reads such as a detective book, Rhonda Noonan recounts her 30-year quest to find the real truth of her own backdrop - and what she uncovered will surprise listeners as much as it do her. Rhonda was created and used in Oklahoma, a state with closed adoption information. And, although she was cherished by her adoptive family, she - like so many adoptees - noticed a burning prefer to find and speak to her delivery parents. Her three-decade-long search engaged institutional stonewalling; the involvement of several judges, lawyers, and detectives; mountains of paperwork and courtroom filings, and thousands of dollars in bills. Tirelessly searching for lead after business lead - and with the otherworldly help of a friend called Lillie - Rhonda finally unearthed her true background. Her father was the one and only Randolph Churchill, kid of Sir Winston Churchill. The State Department of Human Services and the FBI laid down an intricate cover-up, with Averell Harriman and President Truman on the periphery. The evidence was clear - there is no question in her brain (though her attempts to secure incontrovertible proof by means of a DNA test were stymied by the Churchill family). Rhonda had opted about finding her history just like her paternal grandfather experienced conducted his armed service campaigns: relentlessly and with no small amount of courage. Like him, she triumphed. The events before her finding, as well as the aftermath of the astonishing revelation and her face-to-face confrontation of the Churchills, will leave you in awe of the intrepid heroine of her own life. As filled with twists, turns, and suspense as the best fiction, The Fifth and Final Name should prove inspiring to all or any who yearn to uncover the secrets buried within their own family histories.
