Arnold, director of The Separation and Reunion Forum, UK, studies the long-term effects of separation of children from parents due to immigration, drawing on 1975 and 2001 studies conducted by the author. The book offers insight on the experiences of mothers who emigrated from the Caribbean without their children and on the impact of separation on the children who were left behind by their parents and later reunited with them. The book begins with a historical overview of African Caribbean family structures, facts about African Caribbean immigration to Britain, and a review of attachment theory. Arnold then presents the voices of women who left their children in the care of extended family and the perspectives of the grown children looking back on their experience. The book also considers how fathers and stepfathers were viewed by partners and children. The book's readership includes social workers, counselors, and others who work with clients of Afro-Caribbean origin. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)