Adopted – For Life
DO YOU HAVE TO BE RELATED TO YOUR FAMILY?
AS A YOUTH, JOCHEN BAIER realises that he can’t be genetically related to his parents. But what does that mean for him? He starts dealing with the issue expansively, begins research and has lengthy conversations with his adoptive parents and his biological mother. What drove her into giving away her own child? What was it like for his parents to finally have a long-awaited child? An adoption affects a number of people – and Jochen Baier lets every side have their say. He thus creates a deeply moving
book that relates the complexity of the subject in a wonderful way, carefully and emotionally.
Prof Dr Jochen Baier, born in 1969, works as a professor of English literature, regional and cultural studies and didactics at the University of Education Schwäbisch
Gmünd, Germany. Apart from William Shakespeare and Tennessee Williams his main focuses are on body language and e-learning. Additionally, he works as a freelance coach and supervisor.