Download or read book Searching for Charmian written by Suzanne Chick and published by Melbourne University. This book was released on 1994 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autobiographical account of an adoptee's decision to find her birth mother, and her quest to really know and understand the woman - famed writer Charmian Clift - who, as a 19-year-old girl, gave her daughter up for adoption. Provides insights into the emotional consequences of adoption as well as being an excursion into literary history. Contains many photographs of Charmian Clift, George Johnston and their children (including poet Martin Johnston) and of the author's family at various stages of development, carefully arranged to facilitate comparison. Includes line drawings by the author, chapter notes and bibliographic references. Author is a retired art teacher.