The Secrets in Us cover art

The Secrets in Us

 Preview
Try Premium Plus free
Thousands of incredible audiobooks and podcasts to take wherever you go.
Immerse yourself in a world of storytelling with the Plus Catalogue - unlimited listening to thousands of select audiobooks, podcasts and Audible Originals.
£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

The Secrets in Us

By: Georgina Lawton
Try Premium Plus free

£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically.

About this listen

What happens when your family tells you one thing, but a DNA test tells you another?

Georgina Lawton grew up in a loving family but she didn’t look like anyone else. She has dark eyes, curly hair and brown skin. Both her parents were white.

Georgina took a DNA test. The results changed her life forever.

With millions around the world using 'do-it-yourself' DNA testing kits, Georgina follows the stories of those learning to live with the results.

A Loftus Media production for Audible Originals.

©2020 Audible, Ltd. (P)2020 Audible, Ltd. Biological Sciences Evolution & Genetics Genetics Parenting & Families Relationships Science
Episodes
  • Ep. 1: 0% Match

    Ep. 1: 0% Match
    Nov 19 2020

    Georgina Lawton grew up in a white family but something didn’t add up. At 23, a DNA test revealed the truth. The results would change her life forever....
    Show More Show Less
    32 mins
    Try Premium Plus free
  • Ep. 2: What's My Mix?

    Ep. 2: What's My Mix?
    Nov 19 2020

    Georgina arranges to meet her first black relative. But how are they related? And can their shared DNA help determine Georgina's racial identity?
    Show More Show Less
    41 mins
    Try Premium Plus free
  • Ep. 3: Not Parent Expected

    Ep. 3: Not Parent Expected
    Nov 19 2020

    Georgina takes matters into her own hands and looks for support among the NPE community. Will going to the place her genetic father was last seen really provide her with answers?
    Show More Show Less
    42 mins
    Try Premium Plus free
All stars
Most relevant  
Stumbled on this and thought I would listen.
Family life and its predicaments comes in many forms,and this is told in a real honest way.
Georgina's story is fascinating, I couldn't stop listening.
I will proceed to reading her book called "Raceless: In Search of Family, Identity, and the Truth About Where I Belong"

Wasn't expecting this story so thought provoking

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I couldn't stop listening to this wonderfully revealing explanation for the reasons and drive to find out about her genetic origins and unknown father. A well researched and responsible piece of detective work with DNA at it's centre. If your interested in family history and/or knowing about your ethnic identity then this is a must listen.

The revealing side of DNA

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Another really interesting podcast I listened to in one sitting! Audible original has been commissioning some fantastic content this year.

Interesting and enjoyable

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I loved this audio book as I drove to and from work. I am from a black African background and have a blended family. Our differences only bind us closer.

Captivating and candid!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Very well read & interesting factual story. Loved the normal conversations between family & friends.

Great story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Loved it, great insight to Georgia journey to find her biological father. Would recommend, great

Insight

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Georgina's autobiographical journey into issues of race and parentage and the confusion, questioning by others and later loss of trust and opportunities she experienced from her family's insistence that she was of one hundred per cent Caucasian Irish parentage when it was obvious that she wasn't. The complicity of friends and medical professionals in covering it up and, as she puts it, "ignoring the elephant in the room". Georgina also discusses fidelity and fatherhood, donor conception and child kidnapping, both sides of the Atlantic. The low score is because the other speakers were quieter and not as clear as Georgina herself. The sound quality could have been better. The end should have been earlier, with sharper editing.

The Consequences of Omission

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I really enjoyed this! Great narration & insight into a whole hidden community of lost children. the narration was a brilliant mix of facts and documentary style conversation. Thank you for your honesty Georgina, you will inspire many with this book.

Insightful listen

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I have always said honesty is the best policy! The truth always finds you! I hope everyone with a similar secret shares the truth as early as possible to avoid mistrust, heartbreak and discord.

Everyone should listen to this with this secret

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
listen to this was a pleasure and has had an effect on me which will be long lasting

Truly moving

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews