Written in something of an academic style, The Adoption Triangle nevertheless provides important insights into the process of adoption and how it affects all those involved: the triangle of children, birth-parents, and adoptive parents. Unlike other books listed here, this one was written by professionals in the field of social work and adoption with the intention of affecting public policy and private practice. The author’s advocacy of open adoption, radical at the time of the book’s first edition in 1978, is now widely supported. Readers will continue to find the book useful for its exploration of the strong and complex emotions felt by everyone involved in adoption.
