American Baby: A Mother, a Child, and the Shadow History of Adoption | 
pickThis was a re-read for upcoming IRL book club and it was just as impactful and infuriating as the first time I read it. What young unwed birth mothers went through emotionally and physically is beyond heartbreaking. And the social workers, doctors and other professionals behaviors and practices were criminal. For some adoption was the best choice, but for the young women who were forced & coerced into relinquishing both their rights & babies 💔
An unflinching look at the disturbing history of adoption in postwar America. Heartbreaking and infuriating.
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When Margaret Erle was six years old, her favorite toys were dolls. She combed their hair and bathed them, kissed their hard plastic foreheads, and rocked them to sleep. #FridayReads #FirstLineFridays
pickParts of this book made me SO MAD, and other parts left me SO SAD. An eye opening book about the shady practices of closed adoptions, especially during the post WWII era, before the wide use of contraception and legalized abortions. My heart broke for the unwed young mothers forced by their parents to give up their parental rights and babies for adoption. The bullying & underhanded tactics were scandalous. Can‘t wait for bookclub discussion.
pickA #nonfiction #audiobook (with the physical book to follow along with) about adoption in America, with a specific family at the center of the narrative. Margaret Katz was a teenage mother in the early 1960s and forces (the time/her parents/religion/etc.) worked against her hopes of raising her own child. An examination of the treatment of children and families and how much things have changed with adoption. Heartbreaking but not without hope.
pickSome heartbreak and some hope, this is the story of closed adoptions in the 1960s, more specifically Jewish ones through the Louise Wise agency. The story gives this historical framework, but also focuses on Margaret Erle Katz and David Rosenberg. David was born to Margaret and her boyfriend (later husband) George. Margaret experienced many of the problems of the time, including not holding her son after birth, having their records sealed, & ⬇️
New year, new book budget. Working on ordering books while doing curbside duty at my library. But also very glad it is Friday and have the weekend to look forward to.
This #JanuaryARC will be released on 1/26. (It was supposed to be released much earlier and that‘s why I have a copy already.)
This is also the end of my ARCs until I get home but since bookstores and libraries are at least somewhat open now, I think I‘m going to discontinue posting daily unless people really want this as a way to find new books.
