A review by heatherd
Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood by Gretchen Sisson

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

This book is really well-written and accessible, a deeper look at adoption than I've seen anywhere else, and reading it was super educational for me. I'm not a person who has spent much time thinking about adoption, personally - I do not have anyone in my immediate family who is adopted or who has adopted, and I have never considered adoption for my own family, either - but this book still had a ton to offer me. And it opened my eyes to a lot about adoption that I hadn't ever considered before. If you are looking for a deeper understanding of the complexities of adoption, this is a great pick, although it's from the perspective of those who have relinquished their biological children to adoption, not from the adoptees themselves.