RECOMMENDED READING
SEARCH: A Handbook for Adoptees and Birthparents by Jayne Askin
Now in its third edition, this widely acclaimed resource provides an honest and detailed guide for adoptees and their birthparents. It offers a wealth of ideas, advice, resources, and encouragement to those considering embarking on their own journey of discovery.
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Birthbond: Reunions Between Birthparents and Adoptees - What Happens After...by Judith S. Gediman, Joan S. Dunphy, Linda P. Brown
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Birthright: The Guide to Search and Reunion for Adoptees, Birthparents, and Adoptive Parents by Jean A. S. Strauss
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Lost and Found: The Adoption Experience by Betty Jean Lifton
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The Other Mother: A Woman's Love for the Child She Gave Up for Adoption by Carol Schaefer
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The Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child by Nancy Newton Verrier
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ITHAKA: A Daughter's Memoir of Being Found by Sarah Saffian
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Journey of the Adopted Self: A Quest for Wholeness by Betty Jean Lifton
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A Man and His Mother: One Man's Search for his Biological Mother and an Understanding of His Adoptive Mother by Tim Green
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The Ultimate Search Book: Worldwide Adoption, Genealogy & Other Search Secrets by Lori Carangelo
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