Love & Genetics

What a remarkable memoir with the most fitting title. I was moved to tears several times. This true story of love, adoption, surrogacy and what it means to be family is an incredibly moving read.

This unique book begins by introducing a couple unable to have children due to a health problem. The husband, who is an adoptee, is reluctant to consider adoption before he finds hiś birth parents. As he begins this process he & his wife also research the expensive possibility of surrogacy. The rest of the story explores the choice they make, how the choice evolves and the people they meet along the way.

The book is easily read & quickly engaged my interest. About halfway through it slows & the middle could be condensed. Those involved in the field of social work or psychology as well as those with a background in adoption or surrogacy will find it an informative & interesting read.

This book is fascinating. It’s a mix of personal stories, scientific fact, and the laws surrounding adoption and surrogacy.

Mark’s story of being adopted and how it affected him and his wife when they wanted to start a family of their own was interesting. Anyone considering a closed adoption should read stories like this in my opinion, it’s good to understand things from the adoptees perspective.

The information of surrogacy was cool, I’d never realized that even though one woman’s eggs were implanted in the surrogate, the actual mother would have to adopt her own children because according to some state laws the children belonged to the surrogate.

This is a short and easy nonfiction read, the middle gets a little repetitive and slow but I would recommend it to everyone.

Very interesting analysis of what is surely emerging as an even bigger issue for our society. I found the different perspectives fascinating and there was enough technical information on legal and scientific factors to provide important and relevant context.