In search of belonging

This thought provoking anthology brings together essays and poetry by over 50 transracially adopted children and adults, ranging in age from 6 to 60. Through a series of intensely moving testimonies, these writers convey the complexity for black and minority ethnic children of being raised by a white adoptive family. The collection demonstrates the lifelong impact of transracial adoption and illustrates the over-simplicity of viewing such placements in either positive or negative terms. Themes of separation and loss, the search for identity and belonging permeate these accounts, as does the power of healing and survival, happiness and hope.

This highly original anthology brings together established, new and emerging writers and those who have never been published before. Contributors were variously born in the UK, and adopted from countries including Kenya, Hong Kong, Cambodia and Sri Lanka. The book includes a foreword by acclaimed poet, Lemn Sissay.

This book is for anyone who is interested in transracial adoption, whether professionally or personally.

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