text:  Rachel's secret brother now had a name, a face and an email address. The baby steps of polite correspondence turned into a sprint to get to know each other. Mark and Rachel, along with the other members of the family, would write obsessively, devouring tiny details about hobbies, aspirations and histories. Soon, those emails and letters just weren't enough, though. The family decided it was time to meet. Flights were booked.