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Searching for Charmian
Searching for Charmian | Suzanne Chick
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Autobiographical account of an adoptee's decision to find her birth mother, and her quest to really know and understand the woman - famed writer Charmian Clift - who, as a 19-year-old girl, gave her daughter up for adoption. Provides insights into the emotional consequences of adoption as well as being an excursion into literary history. Contains many photographs of Charmian Clift, George Johnston and their children (including poet Martin Johnston) and of the author's family at various stages of development, carefully arranged to facilitate comparison. Includes line drawings by the author, chapter notes and bibliographic references. Paperback release of a work first published 1994. Author is a retired art teacher.
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Searching for Charmian | Suzanne Chick
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When Suzanne Chick was told that the girl who gave her up for adoption was Charmain Clift, a famous Australian literary figure of the mid 20th century, she sets out to discover as much as she can about who that girl really was and exactly what happened to her.

Reviewsbylola This is a new one for me and for some reason I thought the cover was Tangerine at first. 😂 6y
emilyhaldi Looks like a good one!!! 6y
Meredith3 Sounds very interesting! 6y
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batsy At first glance I instantly thought of the Tangerine cover as well 😁 @Reviewsbylola 6y
Cinfhen Sounds really good and I also got Tangerine vibes @Reviewsbylola @batsy #stacked 6y
CarolynM @Reviewsbylola @batsy I didn't think about that, but it does look similar to the Tangerine cover @emilyhaldi @Meredith3 @Cinfhen It is interesting, Charmain lived an eventful life. 6y
Mdargusch The look on that girls face. 😏 6y
Reviewsbylola Too funny! I legit thought I needed sleep. 😂 @batsy @Cinfhen 6y
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