The most popular adoption books of 2021

Books about adoption tell stories of families made in more than one way. Adopted children, birth parents and adoptive parents each have their own account, and the search for origins runs through many of them. Novels and memoirs here deal with belonging, identity and what makes a family. This list shows the ones first published in 2021.

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Careless
Cover of Careless

Careless

Kirsty Capes

Published 2021

320 pages

American Baby
Cover of American Baby

American Baby

Gabrielle Glaser

Published 2021

352 pages

The House Guest
Cover of The House Guest

The House Guest

Charlotte Northedge

Published 2021

352 pages

A Secret Shared
Cover of A Secret Shared

A Secret Shared

Patricia MacLachlan

2021 · 2023 edition

160 pages