My Fathers’ Daughter
My Fathers’ Daughter by Hannah Pool, published by Penguin Adult on July 27, 2006, is a poignant exploration of identity and belonging. In this 243-page memoir, Pool recounts her experience of being adopted from an orphanage in Eritrea and raised in England by her white adoptive father. The narrative unfolds as she grapples with the absence of knowledge about her biological family until a letter from a previously unknown brother prompts her to seek out her roots.
Readers will find a deeply personal account that delves into themes of family and relationships, as well as the complexities of cultural identity. Pool’s journey takes her back to Eritrea, where she confronts the stark realities of poverty and oppression that contrast sharply with her life in England. This edition offers insights into the customs and traditions of her heritage, making it a significant contribution to the discourse on adoption and the immigrant experience.
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In 1974 Hannah Pool was adopted from an orphanage in Eritrea and brought to England by her white adoptive father. She grew up unable to imagine what it must be like to look into the eyes of a blood relative until one day a letter arrived from a brother she never knew she had. Not knowing what to do with the letter, Hannah hid it away. But she was unable to forget it, and ten years later she finally decided to track down her surviving Eritrean family and embarked upon a journey that would take her far from the comfort zone of her metropolitan lifestye to confront the poverty and oppression of a life that could so easily have been her own.
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