A Child in the Middle

'Need. Crave. Fear. Lovely monosyllabic verbs which perch like hungry gulls on top of the iceberg floating in a cold sea.' Adoption is a complex, challenging business. For those who are adopted, its emotional ramifications run deep, half-hidden or buried, a source of insecurity because questions remain unanswered and family photos are missing. Catherine Chanter's A Child in the Middle does justice to the topic's tangled roots and the depth of feelings woven through them. A skilled professional w