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Disowned in the past by her dysfunctional family and dumped by her indifferent husband, Sedona is surprised to discover that they’re all suddenly trying to get in touch with her.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2014

Disowned by his family, he spent eight months roughing it across Canada.

From Time Magazine Archive

Disowned in 1921, Harilal was converted to Mohammedanism in 1936, took the name Abdulla, offered to give up liquor if his father would give up Hinduism.

From Time Magazine Archive

The mother of Eyjolf, Gudmund's father, was Valgerda Runolf's daughter; the mother of Valgerda was Valbjorg, her mother was Joruna the Disowned, a daughter of King Oswald the Saint.

From The Story of Burnt Njal: the great Icelandic tribune, jurist, and counsellor by Unknown

Disowned by her father, she marries my hero, and they live in a snug little villa outside Croydon, in which town he is set up as a house agent.

From The Voyage Out by Woolf, Virginia