Blue-Eyed Son: The Story of an Adoption

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Twins Meant for Adoption, But Surrogate Mom Keeps Them

Soft, Irish, hesitant and wary. How must it feel, at 40, to discover you are not who you thought you were? That your family lied? Jan 14, Sull rated it really liked it.


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This was a fascinating read! Then years later he took up the search again and was able to find his father and--completely unexpectedly--subsequent myriad cousins, aunts This was a fascinating read! Then years later he took up the search again and was able to find his father and--completely unexpectedly--subsequent myriad cousins, aunts, uncles, etc. Finally, to top it all off, he helped his new half-sister track down the living remnants of HER father. This book makes it clear why adoptees become so completely obsessed with finding their biological families that they'll endanger all other relationships.

Feb 19, Sandra rated it really liked it. I surprised myself by really enjoying this book which a friend loaned me. I found it to be a really interesting read and gave amazing insight into how adopted people feel when they are searching for their birth parents. It explores the differences between men and women and family loyalties. Jan 14, Alys Scarlet added it. I enjoyed this, although it is not terribly well written, and Campbell struggles to articulate the intensity of the emotions he felt on his journey, without repetition.

But as a personal story, it is interesting, especially if any of the issues affect the reader. Aug 15, Sarah rated it liked it. I have always like Nicky Campbell and it was really interesting to read about the story of his adoption and his journey to find his biological family. His book is engaging and honest and a worthwhile read.

Apr 03, Bev Mattocks rated it really liked it. Great book but a bit drawn out towards the end. Helen rated it really liked it Sep 29, Gareth rated it liked it Apr 07, Hugh Valerie rated it really liked it May 13, Sarah Louise Leach rated it it was amazing Apr 06, Olive Ann Tulloch rated it it was amazing Nov 04, Allison rated it it was amazing Jun 10, Katharine Samuel rated it really liked it Jul 19, Allan rated it it was amazing Mar 23, Sheeka rated it it was amazing Nov 18, I had a mental picture of a beautiful but driven career woman — a free spirit who found herself in this impossible situation and made an extraordinary sacrifice.

She gave her baby away. Her baby was about to catch up with her. I was about to clothe this idealised wraith in humanity.

Reading for Research: ‘Blue-Eyed Son’ by Nicky Campbell

At 29 I was about to make the first connection with my own flesh and blood, someone to whom I was genetically connected. That word — genetic — it had an almost sacred meaning for me. An inexpressible essence of belonging and being. Soft, Irish, hesitant and wary.


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    • Campbell finds so much more than his birth mother and father, he finds his family. I read this book as research for my novel Ignoring Gravity , the story of journalist Rose Haldane who finds out at the age of 40 that she was adopted as a baby.

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    How must it feel, at 40, to discover you are not who you thought you were? That your family lied? I needed an epidural. I had a mental picture of a beautiful but driven career woman — a free spirit who found herself in this impossible situation and made an extraordinary sacrifice. She gave her baby away.

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    Her baby was about to catch up with her. I was about to clothe this idealised wraith in humanity. At 29 I was about to make the first connection with my own flesh and blood, someone to whom I was genetically connected. That word — genetic — it had an almost sacred meaning for me. An inexpressible essence of belonging and being. Soft, Irish, hesitant and wary. How must it feel, at 40, to discover you are not who you thought you were?

    That your family lied? Jan 14, Sull rated it really liked it. This was a fascinating read! Then years later he took up the search again and was able to find his father and--completely unexpectedly--subsequent myriad cousins, aunts This was a fascinating read! Then years later he took up the search again and was able to find his father and--completely unexpectedly--subsequent myriad cousins, aunts, uncles, etc. Finally, to top it all off, he helped his new half-sister track down the living remnants of HER father.

    This book makes it clear why adoptees become so completely obsessed with finding their biological families that they'll endanger all other relationships. Feb 19, Sandra rated it really liked it. I surprised myself by really enjoying this book which a friend loaned me.

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    I found it to be a really interesting read and gave amazing insight into how adopted people feel when they are searching for their birth parents. It explores the differences between men and women and family loyalties. Jan 14, Alys Scarlet added it. I enjoyed this, although it is not terribly well written, and Campbell struggles to articulate the intensity of the emotions he felt on his journey, without repetition. But as a personal story, it is interesting, especially if any of the issues affect the reader. Aug 15, Sarah rated it liked it. I have always like Nicky Campbell and it was really interesting to read about the story of his adoption and his journey to find his biological family.

    His book is engaging and honest and a worthwhile read. Apr 03, Bev Mattocks rated it really liked it. Great book but a bit drawn out towards the end. Helen rated it really liked it Sep 29,