So Babette embarked on a search, not only for the father she never knew, but for her brilliant, elusive mother who turned out to be even more of a mystery. Her memoir describes that quest amid the drama of the times: Prohibition, the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression.
Without self-pity, and with eloquence and passion, she describes the ways in which he parents' secrets affected her life, and, finally, of her journey toward understanding and self-discovery.
"Lost & Found" is a story of the struggle to survive and transcend murder, secrets, and abandonment. It is a story of a fam