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Buy it:   I Am A Disney Princess Unless Winferfell Needs Me Shirt I love Dani Shapiro’s writing style, how she pulls you into the  I Am A Disney Princess Unless Winferfell Needs Me Shirt  with her, how the narrative ebbs and flows. Throughout this book, I felt like I was with her, uncovering one stone, then the next. This is a beautiful account of her journey to understand her origins and also explore the ethical dilemma of donor-conceived children. It’s a beautiful, interesting book. I loved it.This is by far one of the best memoir's I've read. Dani Shapiro is a master memoirist. As a mother who used a sperm donor to have a child, her story was poignant and exciting. I listened to her read it on Audible and it was exciting to hear the Hebrew and words in her own voice. Well done, highly recommend for anyone who has anything to do with the world of sperm donors, sperm or egg donations, or interested in the definition of families in general. From:  Shop tr...