American Baby: A Mother, a Child, and the Secret History of Adoption

by Gabrielle Glaser

Book Overview

A New York Times Notable Book

The shocking truth about postwar adoption in America, told through the bittersweet story of one teenager, the son she was forced to relinquish, and their search to find each other.

" T]his book about the past might foreshadow a coming shift in the future... 'I don't think any legislators in those states who are anti-abortion are actually thinking, "Oh, great, these single women are gonna raise...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0735224706
• ISBN13: 9780735224704
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"