Pearse Lesley. Father Unknown

Novel, p 334 Penguin Books , London 2002Lesley Pearse, one of the UK's best-loved novelists with fans across the globe and sales of over 7 million copies of her books to date, tells a moving story of family, adoption and identity in her compelling novel Father Unknown.Losing her adopted mother threatens all she's ever had...
Daisy was adopted. But when her mother dies, she finds her secure existence thrown into turmoil by the discovery of a scrapbook. Inside it is information about her real mother.
However, when Daisy drops everything to go in search of her roots, she uncovers a harrowing story of greed, misery and corruption. She also risks hurting her adored Dad, the only true family she has left.
Can she cope with the truth about her real parents? And more importantly, who is the real Daisy?