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Adoption and Loss: The Hidden Grief 21st Century Edition
£10.80
Evelyn Robinson, OAM, has written four books about adoption separation and reunion. This is her first book. What becomes of women who are separated from their children by adoption? Why do so many adopted people feel such a strong desire to seek out their families of origin? In what ways are families with adopted children different from other families? This book by Evelyn Robinson provides the answers to these questions and many others.‘Adoption and Loss – The Hidden Grief’ was first published in 2000. A revised edition was published in 2003 and the 21st Century edition was published in 2018.
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Additional information
| Publisher | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (22 Nov. 2018) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 252 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1729816886 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1729816882 |
| Dimensions | 12.7 x 1.47 x 20.32 cm |
by louise m
Interesting and informative book, well worth the money. I recommend this for adoptees, natural Mothers and adoptive parents.
by Judith Hendriksen
For far too long there has been a lack of community understanding and support for adoption related grief. Even sadly from some “so called professionals” who offer post adoption counselling.
As far as I’m aware Author “Evelyn Burns Robinson” has been the first person to have researched and discovered the correlation between adoption loss and grief, as being “disenfranchised grief”. And then taking that information, and not only publishing books about that, but also spreading that information world wide. I have no doubt that she has literally helped thousands, with her knowledge wisdom and insights.
Evelyn herself, being a mother who lost her first born child through adoption, his name is Stephen and he was born in Edinburgh in 1970.
So Evelyn writes not only from first hand experience, but also from a professional viewpoint.
I too lost my first born a precious daughter to adoption. From my personal experience and perspective, I cannot thank Evelyn enough. I was so relieved to finally read, two books that understood and acknowledged my grief. Everything Evelyn had written I found truthful and correct.
The two books are “Adoption and Loss”, the hidden grief, the second companion book entitled “Adoption and Recovery”, solving the mystery of reunion.
In my opinion Evelyn has unravelled the truth.
Although I believe that total healing from such a trauma as ours, is probably impossible. Having just said that, much can be done to implement the healing process. The answers, and the how to, I believe are in Evelyn’s books.
I highly recommend both of Evelyn’s books, they are invaluable, not only to people personally affected by adoption separations but their families, and the professionals who work with them, and the community in general.
by LadyG’Diver
The author describes quite honestly her experience of giving up her first child to adoption when she was 21. She rather labours the point that she was coerced into this although doesn’t produce too much evidence of that, although her church membership may have tipped it. She seems to blame everything onto this experience. The second half of the book is a bit of a rant against adoption under any circumstances and she doesn’t allow facts or evidence to sway her. In spite of being a social worker she has little idea about the children who have been subjected to prolonged abuse or neglect and need rescuing from their birth families and given the stability which adoption provides. She also makes blithe suggestions about solving poverty and social disruption worldwide by throwing a bit of money at it. Her hostility to adoptive parents is quite tiresome. A rather naive and not very well evidenced book but it contributes to the debate which is clearly suggesting that all adoptions should be open, allowing adoptees access to their natural families if they are safe.
by Donna Malcolm
A fantastic, well written book, thank you Evelyn for the great insights, I never thought, or even realised, I had hidden grief, and I now know I definitely do. I now understand what it is that has been going on inside me, I have also given my daughter this book to read.