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The Adoption

Anne Berry

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Published by Ebury Press, part of Ebury Publishing

Format: Hardback

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EAN: 9780091949273
Published: 21 Jun 2012

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'I was fourteen when my Mother said that she needed to speak to me... And then she told me - just like that. I was adopted.

And what I felt was not shock or grief but the most enormous sense of relief.'

Growing up as the only child of strict, God-fearing parents, Lucilla has always felt her difference. But it is not till adulthood that she discovers the real reasons behind her adopted mother's oft times violent indifference.

As for Harriet, she would have readily sent her longed for baby back if she could, having discovered she falls all too short of her expectations.

And then there is Bethan, a young girl in 1940s Wales, whose only mistake is falling in love with the wrong man...

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Heartwarming tale of motherhood and identity...[one of] this year's coolest must-reads
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About the Author

Anne Berry was born in London in 1956, then spent much of her infancy in Aden, before moving on to Hong Kong at the age of six, where she was educated. She worked for a short period as a journalist for the South China Morning Post, before returning to Britain. After completing a three-year acting course, she embarked on a career in theatre, playing everything from pantomime to Shakespeare. She now lives in Surrey with her husband and four children. She is the author of the critically acclaimed, award-winning novels, The Hungry Ghosts and The Water Children.

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