The Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child Paperback Author: Visit Amazon's Nancy Newton Verrier Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0963648004 | Format: PDF, EPUB
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- Paperback: 231 pages
- Publisher: Gateway Press (April 1993)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0963648004
- ISBN-13: 978-0963648006
- Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
I have read many books on adoption. This is my favorite. Upfront, smart, insightful work. I admire this book for not being afraid of the criticism it may receive for being too acurate, too honest, too exposing of our society's slow pulling up of it's socks with regards to acknowledging adoption as a period of trauma for the infant and not simply a time of celebration for infertile couples wanting children.
It felt as though Verrier took the hand of my young adopted self and walked me through my entire life. My copy is severely highlighted with "yes", "yes" written at least once in each margin. If that weren't enough, Verrier then guides us through the search and reunion process, which was the area I had been looking for help with. It seemed as though she had witnessed the intricacies of my own reunion process...for there it was spelled out on the page. The book also provides some great insight into the delicacies of the triad relationships (adoptee/birth parents/adoptive parents) during the reunion process, suggesting ways to move toward solid relationships. Finally, Verrier offers the adoptee real usable tools for mourning his/her deep loss so that he/she can slowly remove adoption related roadblocks in his/her adult life.
To the non-adopted eye, the book may seem repetitive in places, but this book was built for the adoptee. The repetition is reassuring and appropriate.
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