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5.0 out of 5 stars
Blue-Eyed Son, 9 Nov 2004
Summary: Honest and tender, painful and joyful - a beautiful storyThe story of Campbell's journey back to his roots tellingly reveals every twist and turn of the incredible roller coaster ride that he was to face in his search for both biological parents. 'Blue-Eyed Son' succeeds, where other writers tackling the subject of adoption have often fallen short, in appealing to fellow adoptees and to those friends and family who cannot grasp the essential difference between 'us and them'. Campbell examines, painfully, the ever-present possibility of a second rejection, and the guilt of the adopted child who fears his search will be seen as a betrayal of his adoptive family. But the greater joy of this book is that whilst Campbell lays bare the pain and confusion of his experiences, he weaves among those blacker threads of the story, many golden threads of laughter and even bathos. Within minutes of first meeting a half sister, they are both taking off socks and shoes to compare their genetically identical toes. Family researchers love these ties to the past - but they are meat and drink to adopted people. This book is essential reading for adoptive parents who can't comprehend the need to search; it would make a perfect gift for partners and friends who want to know more about this complex and woefully neglected social group'; but above all, it will be welcomed by adopted people, not only as a mirror for their own feelings, but as a connection to someone else who knows the importance of 'just being understood'. I sincerely hope that this book will find a wider audience than simply those seasoned readers of celebrity autobiographies. Nicky Campbell's 'Blue-Eyed Son' may reach the hearts that other books on the subject have failed to reach.
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