Michaela Foster Marsh and her brother Frankie grew up as "twins" in
Glasgow, Scotland in the sixties. Born only weeks apart, Michaela was
white and Frankie was black, and they were an unusual sight in their
dual pram. Despite the doting of his parents and the unceasing love of
his sister, Frankie's life was rarely easy, and it ended far too soon
when a fire took him when he was only twenty-six. But for a devastated
Michaela, Frankie's effect on her life was only beginning. She embarks
on a search to learn what she can about Frankie's birth family, a
journey that takes her to Uganda, to a culture and a family she never
knew, through twists and turns and remarkable coincidences - and to a
mission and to a connection with her African brethren she never could
have imagined. STARCHILD is a remarkably candid memoir that plays out on
both a personal and global scale. It is the story of the intimacies of
siblinghood and the complexities of multi-racial adoption. It is the
story of the unique connection of extended family and the unique
commitment to an adopted homeland. It is the story of long-held secrets
revealed and long-maintained barriers broken. And it is ultimately the
story of a sibling relationship that transcends borders, time, and life
itself.
