The Adoption Papers by Jackie Kay

The Adoption Papers

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Forward Prize for Best First Collection. Jackie Kay tells the story of a black girl's adoption by a white
Scottish couple from three different viewpoints: the mother, the birth mother and the daughter. This unique and honest volumeof poems has been adapted for radio. Also included in thebook are new poems reflecting issues of sexuality, Scottishness and being working-class.

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