“(After meeting her birth mother after more than 40 years) We exchange bunches of orchids, laughing at the coincidence of the flowers. A little unnerving: I wonder if that choice has anything to do with genetics. ... I want to take mine home and look after them so that they live for days. I might spray the leaves, and make sure they sit in an easterly window, and keep them out of the direct sun.” IfsWantYearsLooksLittlesHomeMightMotherChoicesWonderLaughingSunMinesFlowerBirthDirectWindowMeetingsBunchCoincidenceGeneticsSprayOrchidsLive For The DayBirth Mother Author:Jackie Kay
