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by Kathleen Silber (Author), Phylis Speedlin (Author) "Dear Birthmother, which was initially published in 1982, explores some of the myths in adoption and details the evolution of open adoption, from letter exchanges..." (more)
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Book Description
This is the third revised edition of the open adoption classic recommended by the Child Welfare League of America. Gently provocative, warm and convincing, this open adoption guide includes actual letters between adoptive parents and birthparents, and between the latter and the children they have

About the Author
Kathleen Silber was born and reared in Stockton, California, graduated from the University of California at Davis and received her Master's degree in Social Welfare from the University of California at Berkeley. She is nationally known for her pioneering work in open adoption. Kathleen and her husband and two children live in California, where she is Associate Executive Director of the Independent Adoption Center in Pleasant Hill.

Phylis Speedlin, a native of Steubenville, Ohio, attended the Presbyterian School of Nursing in Pittsburgh and received her nursing degree from Incarnate Word College in San Antonio. After four years as a U.S. Army nurse, she took a law degree and practices now in San Antonio. She has two daughters who entered her life through adoption.


Product Details
  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Corona Publishing Co.; 3rd edition (May 1991)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0931722209
  • ISBN-13: 978-0931722202
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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