A Man and His Mother: An Adopted Son's Search
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ISBN: 0060392177 / Publisher: HarperCollins, October 1997
The story of the author's rediscovery and reunion with his biological mother explores changes that this reunion engendered in both their lives
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For years, Tim Green seemed to be living the American dream. A handsome, intelligent honor student, he was also a strapping 6'2", 250-pound All-American defensive end at Syracuse University, where he led the historically successful football program back to national prominence. On the strength of his stellar college football years, Tim became a coveted first-round draft choice of the Atlanta Falcons, going on to a sensational career in the NFL.But appearances can be deceiving. There was a void that numerous academic accolades and the adoration of cheering fans could not fill. Though he was raised in a loving and supportive family, Tim, an adopted child, had always longed to find his biological mother. Tim acutely felt the need to locate his biological mother, to let her know that he was all right - that he was successful and happy. Empathizing with the feelings of loss and regret that a mother who had given up a child must feel, he sought not only to find answers to his own questions but to answer those of his biological mother - a woman who somewhere, sometimes, must have thought of the son she could not keep. Bolstered by the love and support of his adoptive parents, Tim embarked on an odyssey to discover the woman who had given him his life - and then left him before she could become a part of it.
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