In Her Mothers' Shoes [Kindle Edition]

Felicity Price (Author)

Book Description

Three women caught in the adoption triangle – the birth mother, the adoptive mother and the daughter – are about to discover the emotional turmoil of confronting their past, when Kate Stewart traces her birth mother and finds she has a brother and sister who never knew she existed.

Based on three true stories, "In Her Mothers' Shoes" tells of the heartache of having to give up your baby for adoption without even being able to hold her; of the insecurity of adopting; and how, for an adopted child, there will always be a lifelong yearning to belong, to fit in.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Author of the best-selling Penny Rushmore novels, including “A Sandwich Short of a Picnic”, Felicity Price has also written several other published novels, the John Britten biography “Dare to Dream” and a couple of company histories. Sandwiched (like Felicity's fictional character Penny Rushmore) between the emotional turmoil of elderly parents, teenagers, a demanding career and a badly-behaved spaniel, Felicity similarly tries to juggle with jelly and often feels it slither between her fingers.

Product Details

• File Size: 496 KB
• Print Length: 322 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B008KQ4G42
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #185,276 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A touching read September 9, 2012

By Bronwen Jones

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Felicity Price is the mistress of the light, fast read. But in this book, she goes deep to tell her own story of adoption. Although the story is fictionalised, so much of it is true. And this makes the story very poignant. A really good read.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it! September 1, 2012

By Andiroo

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Amazing to read a story that could very well have been about so many girls (myself included) and babies if they were not fortunate enough to be born in a more enlightened and less conservative era. Well done Felicity, sensitively written honoring all aspects of your past.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating journey October 25, 2012

By FionaR

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For those of us who are affected by adoption, from any part of the triangle, honest books that give us an account of a story like this help us feel more normal as we struggle with the fears, joys, sense of loss, fantasies and fears associated with the consequences of well meaning people and a judgemental society.
I am also an adoptee living in Christchurch. I was adopted in England and although it turned out well, at 55 I want to know more. The problems are the same - just greater distances involved in tracing - but I loved this book as it captured so many of the issues, the human need to know our roots, and the pitfalls I can watch for when dealing with both my mothers.
A great read for anyone who wants to know more about adoption....

More About the Author

Felicity Price is the author of six published novels (several by Random House) and a biography. Her seventh novel "In Her Mothers' Shoes" is for sale on Amazon and Kindle, as are two of the three Penny Rushmore (the PR woman who, like Felicity, was sandwiched between teenagers, ailing parents and a demanding job) best-sellers, "A Sandwich Short of a Picnic" and "Head over Heels". Her play based on these two novels, "Just Deserts", is having a professional theatre reading in August.