
Preparing for Reunion
Experiences of Contact After Adoption
The Children's Society (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 26. May 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-899783-09-0 (ISBN)
Description
Written by some of the experts in the field of adoption - those people who have been adopted, have had a child adopted, or have adopted a child themselves. It is primarily intended for people who are personally involved in the adoption circle. The purpose of this collection of experiences is to share with others in the same situation the elations, anxieties, joys and dilemmas involved in searching for and meeting birth relatives. For some of the contributors their search and reunion were relatively recent. Other accounts reflect some of the more long-term effects of renewed relationships. When adoption was at its height in the 1960s and 1970s, 15,000 adoption placements were made. Many of those placed are now requesting help in their tracing of their birth families, and, similarly, many birth relatives are also looking for news of people adopted many years ago. This book is the result of their experiences.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
13 line illustrations, index
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-899783-09-0 (9781899783090)
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Other editions
Previous edition
Julia Feast | etc.
Preparing for Reunion
Adopted People, Adoptive Parents and Birth Parents Tell Their Stories
Book
01/1994
The Children's Society
€27.42
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Content
Introduction; first thoughts; adopted people's accounts; birth relatives accounts; adoptive parents accounts; the adoption circle; diary of a reunion; conclusion; postcript; useful addresses.