Remember, you're mine : an adoption story /
Holmes, J. S. (James Sherman)
Remember, you're mine : an adoption story / J. S. Holmes - 121 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 22 cm.
Adopted from an orphanage at seven and a half months, a retired lawyer in his late seventies describes growing up in North Dakota with lifelong questions about his beginnings, his search for his birth parents and the highs and lows of his discoveries. Through the structure of an autobiography, the book tells about "closed" adoptions of the 1940s, 50s and 60s and the permanent impact they had on each member of the adoption triad: the birth mother, the adoptive parents and the adoptee. Most importantly, by example, this story provides insight into the need for communication between adoptive parents and their adopted child. Filled with antidotes, history and humor, a must read for those interested in the world of adoption. -- Amazon.com
9781783241385 1783241381
Teenage pregnancy--Social aspects--North Dakota--Biography.
Adoption--Psychological aspects--North Dakota--Biography.
Teenagers--North Dakota--Biography.
Birthparents--North Dakota--Biography.
Unmarried mothers--North Dakota--Biography.
Adoptive parents--North Dakota--Biography.
Lawyers--United States--Biography.
Parent and child--Biography.
Autobiographies.
Remember, you're mine : an adoption story / J. S. Holmes - 121 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 22 cm.
Adopted from an orphanage at seven and a half months, a retired lawyer in his late seventies describes growing up in North Dakota with lifelong questions about his beginnings, his search for his birth parents and the highs and lows of his discoveries. Through the structure of an autobiography, the book tells about "closed" adoptions of the 1940s, 50s and 60s and the permanent impact they had on each member of the adoption triad: the birth mother, the adoptive parents and the adoptee. Most importantly, by example, this story provides insight into the need for communication between adoptive parents and their adopted child. Filled with antidotes, history and humor, a must read for those interested in the world of adoption. -- Amazon.com
9781783241385 1783241381
Teenage pregnancy--Social aspects--North Dakota--Biography.
Adoption--Psychological aspects--North Dakota--Biography.
Teenagers--North Dakota--Biography.
Birthparents--North Dakota--Biography.
Unmarried mothers--North Dakota--Biography.
Adoptive parents--North Dakota--Biography.
Lawyers--United States--Biography.
Parent and child--Biography.
Autobiographies.