I’m offering another free book giveaway for our readers this month. You can enter now for a chance to win One in Six Million by Amy Fish, a remarkable true story that blends history, genealogy, and the search for identity.
The last day to sign up for this drawing is November 15.
In 1942, a baby named Maria was found wrapped in a blanket beside a rural road near Krosno, Poland. A note pinned to her clothing listed only her name and date of birth. A local couple took her in and raised her as their own. She grew up safe but without knowledge of her birth family or where she came from.
Decades later, her story reached Stanley Diamond, founder of Jewish Records Indexing–Poland, one of the world’s leading genealogy databases. With help from an international team of researchers, Diamond used historical records, photographs, and DNA to uncover Maria’s real family and the truth of her origins.
One in Six Million tells this extraordinary story of rediscovery. Through Amy Fish’s careful writing, readers follow genealogists as they reconnect the past with the present, showing how compassion and research can restore a lost identity.
When I first read the book, one line stayed with me. It reminded me that genealogy is never only about documents and data. It’s about people’s lives once interrupted that can be pieced back together through persistence and care. That’s the kind of work all of us do, one search at a time.
Amy Fish is a nonfiction author and Ombudsperson at Concordia University in Montréal. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Non-Fiction and writes about fairness, truth-seeking, and the human spirit.
In One in Six Million, she shares a story that honors the work of genealogists, historians, and families who rebuild what time and war tried to erase.
This book reflects what family historians value most the pursuit of truth and the preservation of memory. It demonstrates how records, archives, and human determination can bring lost stories back to life. Readers who love genealogy, real-life mysteries, and historical research will find it deeply meaningful.
Enter below for your chance to win a free copy of One in Six Million by Amy Fish.
The giveaway ends November 15.
One winner will be chosen at random and notified by email after the drawing closes.
Click Here to get your signed copy shipped directly from Amy!
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