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'An unflinchingly honest, thought-provoking account of growing up without a historySandy McCutcheon, one of Australia's most popular national broadcasters, was adopted into a respectable, well-off family, but it was one in which he never felt at home. His yearning for acceptance was matched by an instinct to rebel, and by frustration with his parents' refusal to acknowledge his adoption. He did not learn the truth about his birth for fifty years, and when he did the circumstances were so convoluted as to defy belief. Eventually he discovered a family with uncanny parallels between its generations, where history has been repeated not once but several times.Sandy's extraordinary story sheds light on things that affect us whether we're adopted or not: on how memory helps shape our sense of self, on the importance of not harbouring resentment, on the way the heart knows things that the mind does not. And the way life never stops delivering surprises . . .' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: For my Children, Guy, Cathryn, Alia, Maha and Yvonnne.
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Epigraph: Those who are bent by the wind shall rise again when the wind softens. Te Whiti.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Review :The Magician's Son
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: API Review of Books , November no. 39 2005;
— Review of The Magician's Son 2005 single work autobiography -
In Short : Non-Fiction
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 September 2005; (p. 23)
— Review of The Magician's Son 2005 single work autobiography ; Babes in the Bush : The Making of an Australian Image 2005 single work criticism ; Sing, and Don't Cry : A Mexican Journal 2005 single work autobiography -
A Fascinating Life in Its Infancy
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 27 August 2005; (p. 4)
— Review of The Magician's Son 2005 single work autobiography -
Quest for Identity
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 1 August 2005; (p. 10)
— Review of The Magician's Son 2005 single work autobiography -
Quest for Identity
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16-17 July 2005; (p. 10-11)
— Review of The Magician's Son 2005 single work autobiography
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A Quest for Self
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 2 - 3 July 2005; (p. 6)
— Review of The Magician's Son 2005 single work autobiography -
Quest for Identity
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16-17 July 2005; (p. 10-11)
— Review of The Magician's Son 2005 single work autobiography -
Quest for Identity
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 1 August 2005; (p. 10)
— Review of The Magician's Son 2005 single work autobiography -
A Fascinating Life in Its Infancy
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 27 August 2005; (p. 4)
— Review of The Magician's Son 2005 single work autobiography -
In Short : Non-Fiction
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 September 2005; (p. 23)
— Review of The Magician's Son 2005 single work autobiography ; Babes in the Bush : The Making of an Australian Image 2005 single work criticism ; Sing, and Don't Cry : A Mexican Journal 2005 single work autobiography -
Facing Demons, Finding Peace
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 July 2005; (p. 11-12)
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 6 August 2005; (p. 11) -
Finding Sandy
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 17 July 2005; (p. 22)