Adopted ‘This is an excellent book

‘This is an excellent book containing a number of valuable contributions

urbane memoir begins with the early years of Keith Ovenden’s marriage to their only child

And he collected many thousands of specimens and objects

humour and compassion

Adopted ‘This is an excellent bookThe experience of closed adoption in Aotearoa New Zealand To not know your family story is a huge loss of your sense of self. It has the potential to undermine your wellbeing and your relationships across a lifetime. Adopted is the powerful and honest account of two of the thousands of children affected by closed adoption in Aotearoa New Zealand, from 1950 to the mid 1970s. Jo Willis and Brigitta Baker both sought and found their respective