Gary Coles: 4 books

DISTURBING ADOPTION: The Collected Pieces is about the impact of adoption separation on mothers and adopted persons, which also includes the rare perspective of the father. In one context, Disturbing Adoption: The Collected Pieces can be considered a sequel to Made in Australia: The Adoption Apologies....

MADE IN AUSTRALIA: THE ADOPTION APOLOGIES is an account of history being made. In 2013, Australia became the first (and so far only) country to make parliamentary apologies for past, harmful adoption practices. The seven chapters in the book are of interest to the public, will resonate with people who...

VERY MUCH SO is a collection of forty-five stories, articles and poems. Some of the twenty-seven stories, which form the core of the book, are fables; most are anchored by adult fancies and foibles. The settings include travel and exploration, the world of art and the home. A few are set against adoption,...

This book is about the fathers of children who were raised in other adoptive families. Frequently in writings about the separation of parent and child the emphasis is on the mother and her son or daughter. The father is an absent or at best a peripheral figure. The Invisible Men of Adoption brings the...