Many adopted people today try to find information about their origins and search for birth family members.
Based on a large-scale research study, the authors have drawn on the real-life experience of adopted people who have searched for, and had a reunion with, birth relatives. Practical step-by-step guidance and advice on: how to begin, what to expect emotionally, the legal framework, finding names and addresses, how to set up a reunion, making the reunion work long term, rejection and reunion breakdown, further help and advice.