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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'What an extraordinary story... very
moving indeed' Vanessa Feltz, Radio 2 The astonishing true story of
a daughter's search for her own past and the desperate mother who
gave her up. Phyllis Whitsell began the search for her birth mother
as a young woman, and although it was many years before she finally
met her, their lives had crossed on the journey without their
knowledge. This is a daughter's personal account of the remarkable
relationship that grew from abandonment into love, understanding
and selfless care. 'I lit the candle and prayed for my birth
mother, asking God to take care of her. Even at such a young age, I
found it difficult to understand, but I always feared that she was
in danger and needed my prayers. 'It was the only thing at the time
that I could do for her. I feared that she might be coming to some
harm and that she was not happy, but I was helpless and had nobody
to talk to about my feelings.' Phyllis' story continues with A Song
for Bridget - also available now.
About the Contributor(s): Nancy Nason-Clark, PhD, is the Chair of
the Department of Sociology at the University of New Brunswick in
Canada and Director of the RAVE Project. She is the author of The
Battered Wife: How Christians Confront Family Violence. Barbara
Fisher-Townsend, PhD, works as a Contract Academic in the
Department of Sociology at the University of New Brunswick and
teaches family violence related courses in the Department of
Sociology and for the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family
Violence Research certificate program in family violence. Victoria
Fahlberg, PhD, lived in Brazil where she founded ACODE, a social
service/mental health clinic in a large favela (City of God) in Rio
de Janeiro. She returned to the US in 1997 and has been working
with immigrants and refugees since 2001.
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