My adoptive mum couldn’t have any more children after my brother, Rick, so she and Dad adopted me when I was a year old.” Plea for Abandoned Baby’s Mother to Come Forward. “It’s all right.” She caught him glancing at one of the many microfilm printouts from the local newspaper in his hands. Both fell to their knees and began to gather the sheets of paper together. Rachel watched as the lid flew off and the contents scattered across the floor. The old door swung around on its hinges, hit the wardrobe standing behind, knocking a box off the top. His eyebrows rose and he nodded, pushing the door open further, and stepping inside to get a better look. “Well, something warm… maybe a deep yellow.?” “I’ll be decorating as soon as I can,” she assured him. “Delightful is one word for it,” he said in an attempt to be diplomatic. Circa 1940, I’d say.” She fought to control a smile when she saw Matthew’s lips part in horror as his gaze travelled across the faded floral wallpaper. “This is the room,” Rachel said, opening the door. Are these actions connected to the mysterious events surrounding Rachel’s birth? Then the anonymous and increasingly frightening attempts to end their relationship begin. Searching for someone who doesn’t want to be found seems a hopeless task until Rachel meets Matthew Williams, a Church of England clergyman. Who was her birth mother and what were the circumstances which led her to give up her baby? Rachel Harris was abandoned as a baby on the steps of a church-run children’s home, fostered and later adopted.
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