An Affair with My Mother
A Story of Adoption, Secrecy and Love
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2017
Summary
A moving and gripping account of a remarkable mother-daughter relationship.
Caitriona Palmer had a happy childhood in Dublin, raised by loving adoptive parents. When she was in her late twenties, she established contact with her birth mother, Sarah, and they developed a close attachment. But Sarah set one painful condition to this joyous new relationship – she wished to keep it – to keep Caitriona – secret from her family, from her friends, from everyone.
Who was Sarah, and wh…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241971734 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 024197173X |
| Author: | Caitríona Palmer |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2017 |
| Weight: | 181g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 16mm |
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Critics Review
“Palmer … writes very movingly of the dislocation of the adoptee.” – Sunday Express
Palmer … writes very movingly of the dislocation of the adoptee * Sunday Express *
About The Author
Caitríona Palmer
Caitriona Palmer lives in Washington, DC, where she writes for the Irish Independent and has done radio work for RTE and the BBC. She is married to a fellow-journalist, with whom she has three children.
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