In Her Mothers' Shoes
Book Details
Author(s)Felicity Price
ISBN / ASINB00K6N75KE
ISBN-13978B00K6N75K8
Sales Rank84,380
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Two mothers. And one little girl.
Three women caught in the adoption triangle: the birth mother, the adoptive mother and the daughter, are about to discover the emotional turmoil of confronting their past, when Kate Stewart traces her birth mother and finds she has a brother and sister who never knew she existed. Based on three true stories, "In Her Mothers' Shoes" tells of the heartache of having to give up your baby for adoption without even being able to hold her; the insecurity of adopting; and how, for an adopted child, there will always be a lifelong yearning to belong, to fit in.
Author's Note:
Adoption was my birth mother’s only option at the time and there is no doubt that her choice, while bringing her years of regret, gave me a very privileged life. But under the old adoption law, the decree for absolute secrecy undeniably caused both of my mothers and me – and everyone involved in the closed adoption triangle – an inexcusable amount of grief. Its amendment in 1986 to allow adoption records to be opened has at last brought these dark family secrets into the light - with varying degrees of resolution.
Three women caught in the adoption triangle: the birth mother, the adoptive mother and the daughter, are about to discover the emotional turmoil of confronting their past, when Kate Stewart traces her birth mother and finds she has a brother and sister who never knew she existed. Based on three true stories, "In Her Mothers' Shoes" tells of the heartache of having to give up your baby for adoption without even being able to hold her; the insecurity of adopting; and how, for an adopted child, there will always be a lifelong yearning to belong, to fit in.
Author's Note:
Adoption was my birth mother’s only option at the time and there is no doubt that her choice, while bringing her years of regret, gave me a very privileged life. But under the old adoption law, the decree for absolute secrecy undeniably caused both of my mothers and me – and everyone involved in the closed adoption triangle – an inexcusable amount of grief. Its amendment in 1986 to allow adoption records to be opened has at last brought these dark family secrets into the light - with varying degrees of resolution.
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