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James has always known that he is adopted, and he gets on well with his parents. But suddenly his adoption begins to trouble him. Why did his mother give him away at birth, and who was she? Putting his normal life on hold, James sets off in search of his past.
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The story of a boy's search for his true identity
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Berlie Doherty is one of Britain's best loved and most distinguished writers for young people. She has won many awards, including the Carnegie Medal for both DEAR NOBODY and GRANNY WAS A BUFFER GIRL. She has also written for adults, and writes plays for radio, theatre and television. She was born in Liverpool and now lives in the Peak District.
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- PublisherPuffin
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0241130573
- ISBN 13 9780241130575
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages160
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Book Description Hardback. Condition: Used: Acceptable. Hardback with D/J in good condition, ex library book, first page removed, slight lean to spine. 1995 1st edition Hamish Hamilton Ltd. An adopted boy searches for his birth mother in this sensitive British novel from the author of White Peak Farm. Fifteen-year-old James, a champion diver, narrates most of the story, which is interwoven with brief but poignant passages in the unknown mother's voice. James, fortuitously, has the note, written on the back of a torn envelope, that his birth mother presumably left with him ("Look after Sammy") before abandoning him in a stranger's mailbox. Even more fortuitously, the envelope bears fragments of a return address. A portrait in determination, James discerns the beginnings of a trail. As James investigates, the mother recounts, in minimal but telling detail, the wrenching events surrounding his birth. Doherty gradually, deftly draws the two narrative strands together, leading to the moment-all the more powerful for what is left unsaid-when mother and son meet. She leaves both James and the reader ample opportunity to sort out the conflicting feelings inherent to his search, and his eventual acceptance of his true, adoptive home seems all the more satisfying for its being hard-won. A touching exploration of a difficult subject. - used books, secondhand books, out of print books, hard to find books, for sale, second-hand books, college books, student books, nonfiction, first edition, signed copies, non-fiction books delivered world wide. ISBN 0-241-13057-3 0241130573. Seller Inventory # 11030
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