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

"Did you know that in the mid-20th century, adoption in the U.S. was an industry? Pregnant girls were sent to homes to have children that would be adopted in utter secrecy. Gabrielle Glaser dives into that history while making you feel the personal cost through the story of one mother who gave up her son even though she and the baby’s father married and wanted desperately to keep him. We also meet their son, who though happy with his adoptive family, always wondered about the woman who gave him up. The book powerfully argues against adoption secrecy."