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OverviewAdopted is the powerful and honest account of two of the thousands of children adopted during the era of closed adoption in Aotearoa New Zealand, from 1950 to the mid 1970s. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Brigitta Baker , Jo WillisPublisher: Massey University Press Imprint: Massey University Press Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.284kg ISBN: 9781991016102ISBN 10: 1991016107 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 11 August 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Available To Order ![]() We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsForeword; Prologue; Introduction; PART 1: Brigitta Denial; Curiosity aroused; Meeting my other mother; Pandoras box; The final piece. PART 2: Jo -- Are you my mother?; The search for self; Reunion reality bites; The after-effects; Waking up. PART 3: Severed Ties -- I wanted you to have a family Jan; The family that never was -- Sue and Tony. PART 4: The Legacy -- The ripple effect; Afterword; Appendices; Further reading; Acknowledgements; About the authors.ReviewsCompelling, honest and poignant -- Otago Daily Times Author InformationBrigitta Baker was adopted during the closed adoption era, and has been in reunion with her birth family since 2008. Her professional experience ranges from advisory roles in the public sector through to positions with large corporations within human resource management, training facilitation, leadership development, organisational development and coaching. Alongside her day job as a senior leader, Brigitta is training in psychotherapy with the aim of working more deeply with adopted people to help them process their experiences. Jo Willis longed to know the truth about her birth family when she was growing up and was reunited with them with the help of Jigsaw. The journal she kept from the age of 16 helped her process her experience and navigate the impact of adoption. The journal was the beginning of a collaborative work that became Adopted. She is a passionate supporter of adopted people and advocate for legislative change. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |