Received in Grace The Search for a Birth Family

"All birth records are sealed and held perpetually to ensure that the law of confidentiality is not breached." That disheartening word Norman Carson encountered on every hand as he searched for his birth family.Carson persisted for two years despite being continually rebuffed. As an evangelical Christian he was struck by the fact that his adoption might illustrate the doctrine of adoption through Christ into the family of God. This book details Carson's childhood in his adoptive family; his search for his biological family, begun when he was 62; the many byways and dead ends he encountered; and the rich reward that became his in the birth family itself. In his story Carson describes in intimate detail his childhood in the Kansas of the 1930s, the pleasures and difficulties of being a preacher's kid, and finally the fascinating history and rich variety of personalities that he discovered in his birth family. Anyone seriously considering searching for his/her roots will be caught up in the mystery and thrill of Carson's search.Carson, Norman is the author of 'Received in Grace The Search for a Birth Family' with ISBN 9780595199730 and ISBN 0595199739.