Adoption Papers by Jackie Kay

Adoption Papers

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Adoption Papers by Jackie Kay

Bloodaxe Books

Adoption Papers

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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. Winner of the Forward Prize for Best First Collection.
Book Details
Publisher:
Bloodaxe Books
ISBN:
9781852241568
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
66
Authors:
Jackie Kay
Published Date:
1991-10-24
Language:
English
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About Jackie Kay

Scots Makar, Scotland's national poet, from 2016 to 2021, Jackie Kay was born in Edinburgh to a Scottish mother and a Nigerian father and adopted as an infant by a Glasgow couple. Her debut collection, The Adoption Papers (Bloodaxe, 1991), won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection, a Saltire Award, and an Eric Gregory Award. Her later collections include Fiere (Picador, 2011), shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award. She was appointed MBE in 2006 and is a professor of creative writing at Newcastle University.

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