Shadows in Parise (2013) is Carolann Dowding’s account of her search for her biological family.

Carolann Dowding grew up as n Redland City, Queensland during the 1950s. Although happy with her adoptive family she wanted to find out her family history.

Through her search, Carolann found out in 1987 that her birth mother, Edna, was working at a cattle station at the time of Carolann’s birth.

It took longer to find her biological father and Dowding enlisted the help of a private investigator in 2002. She was 54 when she found out she has a birth sister living in Sydney.