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Recounts a true-life detective story about the author's search for his natural parents, the discovery of skeletons in the family closet, and his struggle with emotional turmoil, disappointment, and parental disapproval
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British journalist Leitch wrote his first book, God Stands Up for Bastards , to aid in his search for his natural parents. Because of it, his natural mother made contact with him. Family Secrets is the story of his relationship with that mother and a newfound sister; it was written in part to encourage another sister, adopted at birth, to make contact. The story is well written and reads like a novel. Leitch captures the emotions and motives of the family members he writes about. This book is not about the search itself; for a story that details the search process, consider Katrina Maxtone-Graham's An Adopted Woman ( LJ 5/1/83). For public libraries. Susan A. McBride, L.R.C., Northeast Texas Community Coll., Mt. Pleasant
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When British journalist Leitch experienced "a kind of biological imperative afflicting adopted children, the elemental need to make contact with their personal history and origins," he began a family search whose layers were still unfolding when he wrote this book. Early on, his adoption was described to him by the Leitchesa curiously self-destructive couplein a story with puzzling gaps. After a reunion with his natural mother, he unearths a sister and awaits the possible discovery of another sibling. His investigative training, and the recent liberalization of access of adoptees' records, make his task more manageable; yet mysteries remain, as Leitch amply demonstrates in a compelling story.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0140081224
- ISBN 13 9780140081220
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages256
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