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Author Clarke, Caroline V.

Title Postcards from Cookie : a memoir of motherhood, miracles, and a whole lot of mail / Caroline Clark.

Imprint New York : Harper, 2014.

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Location Call No. Status
 Bloomfield at the Atrium  BIOG. CLARKE, C.    Check Shelf
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  BIOG. CLARKE, C.    Storage
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  362.734 C55    Check Shelf
 Rocky Hill, Cora J. Belden Library - Adult Department  B CLARKE    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Adult  B CLARKE    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  362.734092 CL    Check Shelf
Edition First edition
Description 311 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Summary "Award-winning journalist and host of Black "Enterprise" Business Report, Caroline Clarke's moving memoir of her surprise discovery of her birthmother--Cookie Cole, the daughter of Nat King Cole--and the relationship that blossomed between them through the heartfelt messages they exchanged on hundreds of postcards. Caroline Clarke was born in an era when adoptions were shameful, secret, and sealed. While she wondered about her biological parents, she kept her curiosity in check, until a series of small health problems raised concerns about her genetic heritage and its consequences for her two children's lives and her own. Though Spence-Chapin Family Service, the agency that handled her adoption, could not reveal the name of her birth mother, it was able to provide details that lead to a shocking truth. Caroline's birth mother and her family were related to a friend. The woman who gave her life was none other than Carole "Cookie" Cole, the daughter of iconic crooner and pianist Nat King Cole. Drawing on details provided by the agency and her own investigative skills, Caroline embarked on a life-changing journey of discovery that stretched from coast to coast, forged through e-mail, phone calls, and post cards. The constancy, volume, and intimacy of her steady correspondence with Cookie filled the days and distance between them. Through brief yet poignant messages squeezed onto three-inch open-faced squares, mother and daughter revealed themselves, sharing secrets, taking risks, and ultimately building a bond like no other. A heartfelt, inspiring tribute to both Caroline's adoptive parents and her biological mother, Postcards from Cookie illuminates the enduring power of love to shape and guide our lives"--from publisher's web site.
Subject Clarke, Caroline V.
Cole, Carole, 1944-2009.
Adoptees -- United States -- Biography.
African American women journalists -- Biography.
Birthmothers -- United States -- Biography.
Mothers and daughters.
ISBN 0062103172
9780062103178
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