Looking for Oliver : a mother's search for the son she gave up for adoption / Marianne Hancock.
While clearing through her dead mother's bedroom, Emma happens upon the thirty-year-old newspaper clipping announcing the birth of the baby she gave up for adoption. Now a wife and mother of two teenage children, Emma is transfixed by this reminder and link to her first-born. Vividly recalling...
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| Language: | English |
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers,
2003.
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| Summary: | While clearing through her dead mother's bedroom, Emma happens upon the thirty-year-old newspaper clipping announcing the birth of the baby she gave up for adoption. Now a wife and mother of two teenage children, Emma is transfixed by this reminder and link to her first-born. Vividly recalling the stigma of her schoolgirl pregnancy and the pain of adoption, the story follows Emma's search for and reunion with Oliver and the consequences this has for her family life. This absorbing novel, while dealing with the grief and guilt of adoption, provides hope to all those affected by the adoption pro. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (216 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781435602694 1435602692 1846426421 9781846426421 9781843101420 1843101424 1281105236 9781281105233 9786611105235 6611105239 |