A Child in the Middle by Catherine Chanter

Thank you @chanterlloyd @lovebookstour for letting be part of this tour and reviewin this book. I never been adopted but this must be so hard haveing adoptive family but then wanted to find your real parents but than dont want to upset ypur adoptive parents. It must be real dilama. I found this a intresting read. A child in the middle is 358 long and it is bio of Catherine Chanter life about being adoptive. This is moving and fascinating read and open my eyes about adoption due to be not really knowing alot about this area. I felt lots of dirrernt emotions for Cathrine and i thought it is very insightful read 4 stars. Blurb ‘Need. Crave. Fear. Lovely monosyllabic verbs which perch like hungry gulls on top of the iceberg floating in a cold sea.’ This is no ordinary book about adoption. Yes, it is Catherine Chanter’s story of her search for her birth parents and follows the twists and turns of that extra-ordinary detective story. But Catherine also sits on adoption panels and has spent her working life supporting vulnerable children from fractured families. A Child in the Middle brings together the personal and the professional in a rich and insightful exploration of adoption. Case studies, historical documents, poems, and poignant correspondence sit alongside each other in a narrative of moments of great joy, and of profound loss. Delicate vignettes explore what nature has to tell us about resilience, roots and revival. This book is for everyone interested in or touched by adoption. It speaks to you all from a base of acknowledgement, wisdom, and honesty. From the acclaimed author of The Well and The Half Sister