01 January, 2023
Scally-Clarke’s fierce, spiky poetry runs the gamut of emotions; from sheer anger at her situation to a more positive, hopeful look towards the future. The accompanying 10-track CD showcases these lyrics and provides a smooth-n-silky soundtrack to what is an intimate, highly personal account. An upbeat, inspiring and utterly real affirmation of self.
At thirty years old, Michelle is the same age as the mother who gave her up into care as a baby. In the quest to find her birth parents, her roots and her own identity, this book traces the journey from care, to adoption, to motherhood, to performer. Using the fragments of her own memory, her poetry and extracts from her adoption files, Michelle rebuilds the..
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