The Adoption Papers

by Jackie Kay

• ISBN13: 9781852241568
• ISBN10: 185224156X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-05-01
• Publisher: Bloodaxe Books Ltd

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

1961-1962
The Seed	p. 11
The Original Birth Certificate	p. 12
The Waiting Lists	p. 14
Baby Lazarus	p. 16
The Tweed Hat Dream	p. 19
1967-1979
The Telling Part	p. 21
Black Bottom	p. 24
1980-1990
Generations	p. 28
The Phone Call	p. 31
The Meeting Dream	p. 32
Severe Gale 8	p. 36
It used to excite me even	p. 39
My Grandmother's Houses	p. 40
Summer Storm, Capolona	p. 42
Pounding Rain	p. 44
In the Seventh Year	p. 45
Photo in the Locket	p. 46
Dance of the Cherry Blossom	p. 50
He Told Us He Wanted a Black Coffin	p. 52
Lighthouse Wall	p. 53
Mummy and Donor and Deirdre	p. 54
Close Shave	p. 56
Dressing Up	p. 57
I try my absolute best	p. 58
Death to Poll Tax	p. 60
Whilst Leila Sleeps	p. 61
The Underground Baby Case	p. 62
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