{"product_id":"the-foundling-the-true-story-of-a-kidnapping-a-family-secret-and-my-search-for-the-real-me-paperback","title":"The Foundling: The True Story of a Kidnapping, a Family Secret, and My Search for the Real Me - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Joseph Fronczak\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlex Tresniowski\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the inspiring and \"page-turning\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e) true story of a man who discovered that he had been kidnapped as a baby--and how his quest to find out who he really is upturned the genealogy industry, his own family, and set in motion the second longest cold case in US history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1964, a woman pretending to be a nurse kidnapped an infant boy named Paul Fronczak from a Chicago hospital. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo years later, police found a boy abandoned outside a variety store in New Jersey. The FBI tracked down Dora Fronczak, the kidnapped infant's mother, and she identified the abandoned boy as her son. The family spent the next fifty years believing they were whole again--but Paul was always unsure about his true identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen, four years ago--spurred on by the birth of his first child, Emma Faith--Paul took a DNA test. The test revealed that he was definitely \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e Paul Fronczak. From that moment on, Paul has been on a tireless mission to find the man whose life he's been living--and to discover who abandoned him, and why. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePoignant and inspiring, \u003ci\u003eThe Foundling\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about a child lost and a faith found, about the permanence of families and the bloodlines that define you, and about the emotional toll of both losing your identity and rediscovering who you truly are.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Joseph Fronczak works for a non-profit organization dedicated to saving lives. He has worked at several colleges, helping people better themselves through education. Paul is a former actor and avid motorcyclist, and he has played bass guitar in several bands. He loves hanging out with his young daughter Emma Faith in Las Vegas, where they live. \u003ci\u003eThe Foundling\u003c\/i\u003e is Paul's first book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlex Tresniowski is a writer and bestselling author who lives and works in New York. He was a writer for both \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003emagazines, handling mostly human-interest stories. He is the author or coauthor of more than twenty books. For more about this story and the author, please visit AlexTres.com.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 28, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693315493951,"sku":"9781501142321","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d8ebe864ae395039b3ed299818eaf420.webp?v=1764998526","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-foundling-the-true-story-of-a-kidnapping-a-family-secret-and-my-search-for-the-real-me-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}