Practically Still a Virgin

An Adoption Memoir

De: Monica Hall

Narrado por: Monica Hall

Practically Still a Virgin is the riveting memoir of a fifteen-year-old adoptee’s rape—and the pregnancy that changed her life. During Alaska’s rough-and-tumble 1970s oil boom, a time when prostitution, violence, and lawlessness reigned, Monica Hall rebels against her strict Catholic parents in a downward spiral of delinquency. Overwhelmed by guilt and shame when the unthinkable happens, Hall is forced to make impossible choices.

Will she keep her rapist’s identity a secret and defy her parents when they demand to know who fathered her baby? Will Hall, an adoptee herself, crumble under pressure and relinquish her only known blood relative for adoption? Will she ever feel the sense of belonging she craves by reuniting with the mother who gave her away?

Adopted during infancy, Hall’s childhood is marked by trauma and dysfunction. As a teenager, she dulls her pain with risky behavior and petty crime. In adulthood, she turns to drugs and alcohol. This gutsy memoir chronicles her decades-long quest for identity, healing, and redemption. As she uncovers secrets and searches for her roots, she makes a shocking discovery about her baby’s father, smashing the narrative that shaped her reality for decades.

Hall tells of her troubled youth with candor and compassion for herself and everyone around her. Her story will resonate with anyone who knows loss, secrets, and family dysfunction.

Practically Still a Virgin is both harrowing and heart-warming—a must-listen for any listener who enjoys honest and vulnerable stories of survival, courage, wisdom, and love.

©2024 Monica Hall (P)2024 Monica Hall

5 stars

This memoir is everything ! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ finished it it one day. Thank you for your vulnerability. Can’t wait to order a hard copy

Monica’s success

I’ve known Monica in recovery for over 40 years. I think it’s incredible She was able to overcome and write down a very challenging story of her life. I’ve got to see how a human of great character was able to overcome the human experience on the bad end of how she started out. Her recovery is a testament of success. She’s been a great mentor and has confided in me her challenges over the years and helped me to be successful in my own right. Fantastic person and a good author.

Such an interesting take on the subject.

I loved this book. I enjoyed hearing about the complexities of navigating these feelings of lost and then feeling of belonging. It is a good story, well worth the read.

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Cannot wait for Part II

This adoption memoir was beautifully documented and written! Finished in a couple of days! If you are an author you should definitely listen…

Monica’s incredible narration and descriptions of her life journey felt incredibly real and in depth yet, I left longing to know her and her story even more. Her ability to capture emotion with such honesty and grace made this a heart gripping read and the mini chapter style and her selection of words inspired me and made it hard to resist listening every spare moment (Audio read).

No doubt that healing and wholeness to many adoptees and birth mothers are found in these pages of relatability and raw sharing. Monica has so evidently done the work to put words to the silence or perhaps shame so many feel enslaved by. I would recommend this read to anyone who wants more life perspective. Simply beautiful.