American Baby: A Mother, a Child, and the Shadow History of Adoption

by Gabrielle Glaser

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

Eye-rolling

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.