{"product_id":"9781856355216","title":"Will You Be Here When I Get Home?","description":"What is the experience of being an adopted person really like? An honest look at how adoption can affect the individual, families and partners.\u003cp\u003eClaire Cashin was adopted. In her youth, she experienced many personal problems because her birth mother 'gave her away'. This led her in search of her biological mother. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a true and very honest account of adoption, search and reunion. It examines in depth how adoption can affect the individual and their loved ones. It does not shy away from the reality of what a reunion can mean and how hard it can be at times, or indeed what joy it can add to peoples lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story describes in fascinating detail what the reality can be like for many adopted people and what challenges their families may face as they mature and wonder about the circumstances of their adoption. It attempts to offer advice to anyone considering searching for their own answers, from someone who has gone through the process, made the mistakes, learned some lessons along the way and is still smiling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book describes the mistakes and triumphs she made along the way and how the news of a new birth family has affected her adopted family in Cork, and changed Claire forever. It gives hope and advice to families who wish to help and understand the dynamics involved in adoption and reunion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mercier Press, Limited, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055946809584,"sku":"9781856355216","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781856355216_p0.jpg?v=1763598813","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781856355216","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}