Gary Diamond

When the original edition of "Adoption: The Search for a New Parenthood" appeared in 2009 it was a runaway best seller, snapped up by an eager lay and professional readership, hungry for true-life stories of adopted children and their families. The book had an immediate sensational appeal due to the authors' uncanny ability, with their stories, to drive home the dilemmas and issues involved in adoption, in general, and intercountry adoption in particular, without resorting to long-winded theoretical discussions. the volume became an easily accessible reference for professionals involved in treating adopted persons and their families, as well for adoptees and their loved-ones, as well, who were keen to find a sounding board for their own life story and narrative.

With the appearance of the new, English language edition of "Search", the opportunity once again presents itself to meet Dr. Angela, Mother David, Magdalena, Leonard, and Mira. With the heart wrenching stories from "The body doesn't lie," "The power of faith," "I gave her up because I had no choice," the authors, Gary Diamond, M.D,, a world-renowned child neurologist, and Eva Arbel, a leading authority on adoption and social policy, and she, herself adopted after birth, lead the reader through a roller coaster of emotions and high speed adventure through Eastern European and Russian orphanages, Central American foster care homes, and countless intrigues involving border crossings, secret police agents, religious visionaries and refugee camps.

The ultimate insights garnered on the human condition make for surprising conclusions about what personal identity and family really mean.