American Baby: A Mother, a Child, and the Shadow History of Adoption
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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. During the Baby Boom in 1960s America, women were encouraged to stay home and raise large families, but sex and childbirth were taboo subjects. Premarital sex was common, but birth control was hard to get and abortion...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0735224684
ISBN13:9780735224681
Release Date:January 2021
Publisher:Viking
Length:352 Pages
Weight:1.22 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Eye-rolling
Published by Tebel Shaw , 1 year ago
Author renders her own take on the rise in unwed pregnancies after WW2, following the saga of one teenage Jewish couple. Her sarcasm toward any hint of morality is most overbearing, and I read the book in spite of her attitude, which merely justifies the importance in providing children with a solid moral compass while still young.
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