Description
Book SynopsisThe book describes the experiences that people have had when tracing their birth parents, as well as offering practical advice on how to go about searching and what to expect emotionally.
Trade Review"A 'how to' guide, especially valuable if you are considering searching for birth relatives." (
Practical Family History, December 2008)
"...advice-packed guide to adoption search-and-reunion...essential information and personal perspectives..." (www.adoption-net.co.uk, July 2004)
"...offers vital information..." (Sunday Express,15th August, 2004)
"...an advice packed guide...essential information and personal perspectives for every aspect of the process..." (Bath Chronicle, 27 July 2004)
"...this book is a gem...the authors have done a splendid job...will be hugely helpful..."(www.familyonwards.com, 11 August 2004)
"...4 stars...clearly written...considered and thoughtful text..."(Community Care, August 2004)
"...a user friendly how-to book..." (Eastern Daily Press, 25th August 04)
"...accessibly presented, and full of compassion and insights..." (Care and Health 14 September 2004)
"...a useful guide...one of the most important publications relating to adoption ever to be published..." (Intermix, The Newsletter - Summer 04)
"...The Adoption Reunion Handbook provides an advice-packed guide to adoption search-and-reunion..." (www.adoption-net.co.uk, 23 November 2004)
"...written in a straight-forward, enjoyable style free of jargon...as comprehensive a handbook as one could wish for..." (Adoption & Fostering, Vol 28 (4) 2004)
Table of ContentsAbout the Authors vi
Preface vii
Foreword ix
Acknowledgements xi
1 Introduction 1
2 Taking the first step: Birth record information 5
3 On the search trail 19
4 Reunions with birth mothers 33
5 Reunions with birth fathers 57
6 Reunions with siblings 69
7 The adoptive family and reunion 79
8 Rejection and reunions that break down 97
9 The search and reunion journey 111
Appendix: Information on search and reunion in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA 131
Further reading 153
Index 155
