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Somebody’s Daughter – a moving journey of discovery, recovery and adoption
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Zara H. Phillips seemed to live a charmed life – backing singer to the stars with an incredible career here and across the Atlantic – but her smile masked a difficult childhood and the reality that she was adopted as a baby in the 60s. Her life soon spiralled and as a teenager she suffered from drug and alcohol addiction, as she struggled to find her birth parents and her true identity.
Somebody’s Daughter is a fascinating and revealing account of how a beautiful woman’s life has been dominated by her adoption and how it has affected her and those around her. Hard-hitting and emotional, Zara’s memoir explores the needs of adopted children, with her characteristic warmth and wit, and the true journey it takes to find where you belong.
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Additional information
| Publisher | John Blake (22 Feb. 2018) |
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| Language | English |
| Paperback | 304 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1786065665 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1786065667 |
| Dimensions | 19.69 x 1.78 x 12.7 cm |
by H J PHILLIPS
Excellent book
by Sara
A beautifully told story, An education in understanding how little we know, or knew, about the lives of others.
by Folkwally
Excellent book. As some one who is also adopted, I would recommend this book.
by Sara
This is such a moving story but what struck me most was the author’s honesty and authenticity. It would be easy to omit parts – of what is essentially her life story – detailing her younger years that she may not feel particularly proud of now but she is refreshingly honest throughout and I’m glad she chose that route.
I’d recommend this book to anyone who had a rootless upbringing. I’m not an adopted child myself, but grew up without family from an early age (14), so there is a lot I relate to in this book. I did reconnect with some family in my thirties but after such a long gap most of those relationships are awkward and pretty much non-existent, though not all of them thankfully.
The author is clearly a great mother to her own three children and has overcome, and achieved a certain level of peace, in relation to her earlier years. She’s an extraordinary woman and that shines through in this book and in all the advocacy work she does for adoptees. Highly recommend reading. Even if you think this might not be your ‘bag’ I’d urge you to give it a read. You won’t be disappointed.
by Sara
I absolutely loved this book – Zara takes us at speed from her childhood with her adopted family, through her addiction, recovery, marriage, children, & divorce in her pursuit of her birth family – it’s all in there! The people involved are so well drawn you feel you know them. There are some laugh out loud moments where Zara in her honesty tells us about some inappropriate relationships – and she is not afraid to completely open up to the reader even to the detriment of herself. Please do not be put off buying this book if you were not adopted – the isolation – the feeling of not belonging within a family and the effect that has on someone’s life & relationships will be something a lot of people can relate to. Zara was so honest – the more the book goes on the more you want the best for her. Well worth a read.
by DPK
Zara’s account of her search for her birth parents pulls no punches in revealing the rollercoaster ride of her quest. Her honesty is sometimes painful but on the whole the book is an uplifting read. Listening to her new album ‘Meditation and KitKats’ I can hear resonances with the book.
by Neil Davies
Just read this and am a bit disturbed that you appear to have been inside my head!! Thank you. We can live so long thinking it’s only us that think that way! Even if we don’t know who we belong to, we know we all belong together. A must-read for anyone in the adoption triangle. Zara does not spare us the reality of growing up with a hidden sadness, a guilt-ridden silence that can follow us into adulthood.
by Amazon Customer
Brilliant