Book description
The adopted daughter of loving parents, Zara Phillips felt out of place
since childhood. Although cherished, she grew up deeply insecure and
alone, consumed by a void she found impossible to fill. Isolation led to
alienation, until her talent brought her to the center of the heady
London rock 'n' roll scene of the 1980s. Zara became lost in a downward
spiral of drugs, alcohol and destructive relationships. An intense
search for the truth of her birth led to an awakening and then to
recovery. Zara's activism for adoptee rights springs from a very
personal passion. In the end, it was Zara's experience of becoming a
mother that revealed what being adopted really meant. For the first
time, she gained deep understanding and compassion for both her birth
mother and her adoptive mother and was able to start the healing
process. Mother Me bravely illuminates the lifelong impact of adoption
on every member of the adoption triad-adoptee, birth mother and adoptive
mother-as well as the families of each. The tale of Zara's search for
her birth mother and her path to recovery is riveting, as are the
stories of many people sharing her past. Zara H Phillips (www.
zarahphillips. com) is a singer-songwriter, filmmaker, public speaker
and advocate for adoptee rights. A backup singer to Bob Geldof and other
rock bands in her youth, she recently released the song and video “I'm
Legit,” featuring the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Darryl
McDaniels of Run DMC. Zara wrote, directed and starred in the
documentary “Roots Unknown,” which won the award for best documentary
short at the Garden State Film Festival. Her website, , features pages
for music, film and events, as well as links to her BBC interview, the
trailer for the documentary, the release “I'm Legit” and other original
songs. Zara speaks regularly at the American Adoption Congress, the main
adoption organization in the United States, and gives presentations and
workshops throughout the US and the UK. She has inspired stories in many
publications such as The New York Times and Adoption Today. Raised in
England, Zara lives in Montclair, New Jersey.
