Shadows in Paradise : a memoir.
Başlık:
Shadows in Paradise : a memoir.
Yazar:
Dowding, Carolann.
ISBN:
9781922120670
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Basım Bilgisi:
1st ed.
Fiziksel Tanımlama:
1 online resource (238 pages)
İçerik:
Front Cover -- Prelims -- Author Bio -- Author Photo -- Inside Title -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Rushdie Quote -- Poem from the Heart -- 1. Miasma -- 2. First Search -- 3. The Drive By -- 4. Waiting -- 5. Scarlet Snow -- 6. Revelation -- 7. The Reluctant Birth Mother -- 8. Fantasies, Fears, Dreams and Other Experiences -- 9. More Revelations -- 10. American Connections -- 11. Adoption Experiences -- 12. Letters, Photos, Parcels and Endings -- 13. The Farm -- 14. Holiday -- 15. Passed -- 16. A Different Dimension -- 17. Mother and Child Reunion -- 18. First Visit -- 19. A Reunion, Lie and Revelation -- 20. Out -- 21. Another Passing -- 22. Still Searching -- 23. A Birth Family Reunion -- 24. Making up -- 25. Freedom of Information -- 26. Family Occasions -- 27. Keep Trying -- 28. The Private Detective -- 29. Final Goodbye -- 30. Two Family Occasions -- 31. The Mediterranean -- 32. The Birthday Gift -- 33. Change of Name -- 34. Holidays and Celebrations -- 35. A Blissful Birth -- 36. Poignant Family Photos -- 37. Adoption and Healing -- References.
Özet:
An insightful account of a woman's perseverance through adoption secrecy and red tape, Shadows in Paradise traces Carolann Dowding's search for her biological family. Despite a wholesome upbringing by her adoptive family in beautiful Queensland, Carolann is compelled to reconcile the silences of her past. Through her own determination and with the help of a private investigator, Carolann reconnects with her birth mother and father. Illuminated by compassion, tragedy and gratitude, Shadows in Paradise reveals the breadth of our need for truth and connection.
Notlar:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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