| And This Is My Adopted Daughter Contributor(s): Fielding, Polly (Author) |
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ISBN: 1482508184 ISBN-13: 9781482508185 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $8.22 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Adoption & Fostering |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 5.08" W x 7.8" (0.33 lbs) 148 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adoption - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Polly Marie was fostered eight times in her first year of life, the last time so abusive she had to spend a week in hospital. This left baby Polly withdrawn and deeply unhappy. A couple, wanting a sister for their three-year-old daughter, adopted Polly and slowly taught her to trust again . But all too soon her life fell apart again. And finding out during a playground argument that she was adopted added to her feelings of fear and insecurity. This book is a compellingly honest and open account of events in her life that had a major emotional impact. It is the story of her complicated relationships with her adoptive mother and her biological mother, whom she traced as an adult. Nothing was straightforward; she could never have predicted the outcome. "I was emotionally drained reading Polly's story. I was there with her every step. It's cruel that anyone would treat a human being in this way, especially a child. It's a miracle that she did survive." Helen Robinson, former Chief Executive, Lincoln MIND. |