Are You Averill? is a moving account of the search by an adopted child for her birth-parents. At almost sixty, her adoptive parents now dead, Margaret has a strong desire to find out about her origins. Information available on the Internet allows her to trace her birth-mother. After their emotional first meeting where she learns she has half-brothers, mother and daughter wish to continue their association. Margaret learns her birth-father was a Polish airman during the Second World War. Although vowing not to trace him ...
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Are You Averill? is a moving account of the search by an adopted child for her birth-parents. At almost sixty, her adoptive parents now dead, Margaret has a strong desire to find out about her origins. Information available on the Internet allows her to trace her birth-mother. After their emotional first meeting where she learns she has half-brothers, mother and daughter wish to continue their association. Margaret learns her birth-father was a Polish airman during the Second World War. Although vowing not to trace him Margaret is overcome by curiosity and so begins the search for her father which leads to the discovery of siblings in America. We all have a desire to know who we are, where we come from. Not all searches into the past are successful but this heart-warming tale of joy and tragedy told with warmth and humour will spur anyone wanting to make that journey for themselves.
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