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A Forever Family
Michael Jones
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Description for A Forever Family
Paperback. John Houghton and his wife learned that they could not have children of their own. Instead they adopted three siblings, two boys and a girl. What followed - the strange fears and tantrums, the disturbing behaviour - is all too common in adoptive families. This is a story of desperate wanting, anger and frustrated love. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 222.
After John Houghton and his wife learned that they could not have children of their own they adopted three siblings, two boys and a girl, who were looking for 'a forever family', as the adoption agencies put it. What happened next is all too common in adoptive families, but it is rarely talked about in public.
From the start, the children were difficult. Strange fears and tantrums were accompanied by much more disturbing kinds of behaviour.Eventually the full truth of the children's dreadful past was brought home in the most shocking way, as terrible forms of abuse resurrected themselves ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571227792
SKU
V9780571227792
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99-10
About Michael Jones
John Houghton is the pseudonym of a distinguished writer. He lives in Britain.
Reviews for A Forever Family
"'A brilliantly written memoir.' Irish Times"