For 30 years, Paul Arnott barely gave his adoption a moment's thought—until the observation of the likeness between his son and himself provoked a quest to find his own biological parents. What he discovered was a near-complete family in Ireland—his parents had later married and since had four other children, lighting a candle in his name every day for 33 years. His biography weaves historical, political, religious, and psychological thought into a personal narrative of the hopes, "what-ifs," and discoveries of the author's quest.
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Paul Arnott was born in 1961. He has contributed to publications such as the Independent and Time Out, before becoming Series Editor of the C4 daily arts programme. He has since evolved into a television producer and director, filming at Cannes, across India and Johannesburg and with the RSC.
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This memoir of adoption is more than an autobiography,
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This review is from: A Good Likeness: A Personal Story of Adoption (Paperback)
This memoir of adoption is more than an autobiography: A Good Likeness tells of an adult who only comes to terms with his past when his own child is born. His journey to find his own biological parents touches on social and psychological issues alike.
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Father Flood, Bastard Nation, Marble Arch, United States, Lee Terrace, Westminster Cathedral, Father Cecil, United Kingdom, World Cup, Adoption Triangle, Paul Arnott, Stop Man, British Library, Crystal Palace, Galway City, Irish Catholic, Irish Sea, Joyce House, London Film Festival, Michael Brennan, Oxford Street, Rory Brennan, Team Aer Lingus, Air Miles, Channel Four New!
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- The Macdermots of Ballycloran (Dover Books on Literature and Drama) by Anthony Trollope on page 253, and page 269
- A Dictionary of Irish Mythology (Oxford Paper Reference Series) by Peter Berresford Ellis on page 250
- Tender Is The Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald on page 27
- Tender Is the Night Designer Classics by F Scott Fitzgerald on page 27
- Orphan Train Riders: Their Own Stories by Mary Ellen Johnson on page 45
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- Family Affairs: A History of the Family in Twentieth-Century England by Mary Abbott on page 144
- Family Affairs: A History of the Family in Twentieth-Century England by Mary Abbott on page 144
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