Beschreibung:
Many adopted people today try to find information about their origins and search for birth family members.
About the authors. Preface. Foreword. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction. 2. Taking the first step: Birth record information. 3. On the search trail. 4. Reunions with birth mothers. 5. Reunions with birth fathers. 6. Reunions with siblings. 7. The adoptive family and reunion. 8. Rejection and reunions that break down. 9. The search and reunion journey. Appendix: Information on search and reunion in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. Further reading. Index.