Adoption Papers [Paperback]

Jackie Kay (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 31, 1991

Jackie Kay tells the story of a black girl's adoption by a white Scottish couple- from three different viewpoints: the mother, the birth mother, and the daughter.

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Chapter 10: The Meeting Dream
Chapter 1: The Seed
Chapter 2: The Original Birht Certificate
Chapter 3: The Waiting Lists
Chapter 4: Baby Lazarus
Chapter 5: The Tweed Hat Dream
Chapter 6: The Telling Part
Chapter 7: Black Bottom
Chapter 8: Generations
Chapter 9: The Phone Call
Close Shave
Dance Of The Cherry Blossom
Death To Poll Tax
Dressing Up
He Told Us He Wanted A Black Coffin
I Try My Absolute Best
In The Seventh Year
It Used To Excite Me Even
Lighthouse Wall
Mummy And Donor And Deirdre
My Grandmother's Houses 1
My Grandmother's Houses 2
My Grandmother's Houses 3
Photo In The Locket 1
Photo In The Locket 2
Pounding Rain
Severe Gale 8: Cardboard
Severe Gale 8: Nhs
Severe Gale 8: The Pound
Severe Gale 8: The Third Hurricane
Severe Gale 8: [pounds]
Summer Storm, Capolona
The Underground Baby Case 1
The Underground Baby Case 2
The Underground Baby Case 3
The Underground Baby Case 4 Baby Kofi Missing 6 Weeks
The Underground Baby Case 4 Baby Kofi Missing 6 Weeks
The Underground Baby Case 6
Whilst Leila Sleeps
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Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Bloodaxe Books Ltd; 1st Edition & 2nd Edition edition (December 31, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 185224156X
• ISBN-13: 978-1852241568
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #734,689 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a bravura masterpiece, March 22, 1998

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This review is from: Adoption Papers (Paperback)

magical and magnificent, here is an astounding new voice, the most important defining debut since Emily Dickinson.

1 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars thought-provoking, May 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Adoption Papers (Paperback)

I thought I would write this review because I am a student at Southampton university and am currently trying to surf the net for information on Jackie Kay. As of yet I have been met with blank walls wherever I have turned which is beginning to bug me. If anyone knows where I can find any info on Jackie and The Adoption Papers maybe they could share it with me in another review. Thanks