Unspoken: The Silent Truth Behind My Lifelong Trauma as a Forced Adoptee by Liz

Description: Unspoken by Liz Harvie, Eve Hatton Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Liz is one of 185,000 victims of forced adoption between 1949 and 1976 in England and Wales. As a young unmarried mum, Yvonne, Lizs birth mother, was deemed unfit as a parent and made to give up her child against her will. Although reunited, Liz and Yvonne are still working to overcome their trauma. Publisher Description "I was two when the woman I called Mummy told me, You came out of another mummys tummy. I grew up thinking that my birth mother didnt want me. I assumed there mustve been something inherently wrong with me – why else would a mother give up her baby?" In 1974, Liz Harvie – born Claire Elaine Watts – was given up for adoption by her birth mother Yvonne. Claire was just eight weeks old when her adoptive parents took her in – and renamed her Elizabeth. Although brought up in a perfect household, the emotional – and physical – trauma of being taken from her biological mother would never leave Liz. She constantly wondered: what does my real mum look like? Will she come back for me? Why did she abandon me? But whenever Liz voiced such questions, she invariably received the same response: "Your birth parents were not married. They couldnt look after you." Years later, aged twenty-eight, Liz reconnected with her birth mother – and finally learned the shocking truth surrounding her adoption. Yvonne had not abandoned her daughter. A social worker had snatched her ten-day-old baby from her arms. "I didnt even get a final cuddle. She just took her away from me," says Yvonne. Liz became one of 185,000 victims of forced adoption between 1949 and 1976 in England and Wales. As a young unmarried mum, Yvonne was deemed unfit as a parent by the government, churches, adoption agencies and her father – and made to give up her child against her will. Although reunited, Liz and Yvonne are still struggling to cope with the agony resulting from their devastating separation. As Liz says, "We cant just skip hand in hand into the sunset. The trauma of being a forced adoptee is lifelong." AUTHORS: Liz Harvie has appeared in several press articles, radio and television pieces and has featured in a BBC Documentary, If You Love Your Baby, on historical forced adoption. In 2022, Liz gave written and oral evidence when she spoke in parliament for the Joint Committee on Human Rights Inquiry into Forced Adoption - the right to family life: adoption of children of unmarried women 1949-1976. In May 2022, Liz and six other women formed The Adult Adoptee Movement, which aims to challenge attitudes to and change the narrative on adoption, campaigning to raise awareness of the lifelong trauma adoptees face and ensure appropriate support is available for all those involved. Liz lives in Camberley, Surrey with her husband, two daughters and two dogs. She is an end of life and pastoral care companion volunteer at her local hospital and hospice. Eve Hatton is the co-author, with Shy Keenan, of the bestselling Broken (Mardle Books, 2022) and of Unspoken, with Liz Harvie (Mardle Books, 2023). Author Biography Eve Hatton is the co-author, with Shy Keenan, of the bestselling Broken (Mardle Books, 2022) and of Unspoken, with Liz Harvie (Mardle Books, 2023).Liz Harvie was born in Northampton in 1974. She stayed with her mother in a maternity home for ten days before being taken by a social worker and placed into foster care. Her adoptive parents took her home eight weeks later. Liz is a victim of forced adoption, among 185,000 other babies taken throughout thirty or so years after the Second World War.As an adoptee, Liz has appeared in several press articles, radio and television pieces and has featured in a BBC Documentary, If You Love Your Baby, on historical forced adoption. In 2022, Liz gave written and oral evidence when she spoke in parliament for the Joint Committee on Human Rights Inquiry into Forced Adoption - the right to family life: adoption of children of unmarried women 1949-1976. After having known only 1 other adoptee as a child, Liz has since met many other adult adoptees. In them, she found kindred spirits, comfort, solace and reassurance that in fact she never was the only one.In May 2022, with this newfound sense of togetherness and community, Liz and six other women formed The Adult Adoptee Movement, which aims to challenge attitudes to and change the narrative on adoption, campaigning to raise awareness of the lifelong trauma adoptees face and ensure appropriate support is available for all those involved.A lover of creative writing, Liz has always wanted to write a book, but she never knew what about. She is empowered, touched and humbled to have the chance to use her experience as an adoptee to share her story, in the hope that it reaches other adoptees, and all those affected by forced adoption and its aftermath. Liz lives in Camberley, Surrey with her husband, two daughters and two dogs. She is an end of life and pastoral care companion volunteer at her local hospital and hospice.Eve Hatton is the co-author, with Shy Keenan, of the bestselling Broken (Mardle Books, 2022). Details ISBN 183770046X ISBN-13 9781837700462 Title Unspoken Author Liz Harvie, Eve Hatton Format Paperback Year 2023 Pages 240 Publisher Gemini Books Group Ltd GE_Item_ID:151562266; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. 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