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Back True to Me
Chapters (35)
  1. TITLE PAGE
  2. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  3. DEDICATION
  4. Contents
  5. Chapter One
  6. Chapter Two
  7. Chapter Three
  8. Chapter Four
  9. Chapter Five
  10. Chapter Six
  11. Chapter Seven
  12. Chapter Eight
  13. Chapter Nine
  14. Chapter Ten
  15. Chapter Eleven
  16. Chapter Twelve
  17. Chapter Thirteen
  18. Chapter Fourteen
  19. Chapter Fifteen
  20. Chapter Sixteen
  21. Chapter Seventeen
  22. Chapter Eighteen
  23. Chapter Nineteen
  24. Chapter Twenty
  25. Chapter Twenty-One
  26. Chapter Twenty-Two
  27. Chapter Twenty-Three
  28. Chapter Twenty-Four
  29. Chapter Twenty-Five
  30. Chapter Twenty-Six
  31. Epilogue
  32. Acknowledgments
  33. From the Author: The Story Behind the Story
  34. READERS DISCUSSION GUIDE
  35. About the Author
  1. According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (citing US Department of Justice reports), nearly eight hundred thousand children are reported missing each year. That’s more than two thousand a day. With the new ease of genetic testing available to the public, do you foresee more news stories of reunited families in the coming years?
  2. Quinn was raised without any other family nearby in order to keep her true identity a secret. How do you think that sort of isolation formed her personality and affects her as an adult?
  3. The older Rochas believe the family is cursed because of the original wrongdoing perpetrated by the Charles Rocha in regard to their fortune. Do you believe in karma, that the sum of one person’s actions can affect their future lives and possibly that of their descendants?
  4. Buying a property unseen and traveling alone to Maui is completely out of character for Quinn, yet she determinedly does both. Have you ever felt an unexplainable inner pull to a specific place that holds meaning for you? Do you think that’s possible?
  5. When Quinn returns to Maui, she is able to overcome her fear of water because of her experience with the sea turtle. Native Hawaiians believe that sea turtles (honu) can show up as a person’s guardian spirit, known as an aumakua. Do you think that this turtle was with Quinn when, as a child, she fell into the ocean and went missing? Do you or someone you know have a fear of water? If so, where do you think that fear stems from?
  6. As Quinn spends more time in Maui, she realizes that she’s been living for other people and not herself. Her epiphany allows her to find the courage to start a new life, one that she can build on her own with her own choices. Have you ever felt you are living life for others instead of yourself? If you could choose one thing to begin doing for yourself, what would it be?
  7. Helen Rocha harbored her horrible secret for more than three decades. Do you think that secrets can affect your health and well-being, and if the secrets are laid bare and forgiveness is granted, do you believe that someone’s health can be restored?
  8. What do you think the future holds for Quinn? Do you see her and Liam together? Do you feel that she will easily slip into the life of her first family, or do you see upcoming difficulties?

About the Author

About the Author

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