"An extraordinarily moving piece of work,
and stands as vivid testimony to the transforming power of the journey of
recovery and how spiritual surrender and daily renewal can lead to the restoration
of the human spirit."Co-author of Clinical Practice in Adoption
Overview:
In this riveting memoir a woman in post World War II Germany relinquishes her infant son Peter to an orphanage where he's adopted by American parents and brought to the United States. Separated from family of origin and ancestral homeland, Peter grows up alienated in a family and country he doesn't understand. He returns to Germany believing happiness will come when finding his German family and reclaiming ethnic identity. But Peter's hopes are crushed as his search twists into a desperate struggle to escape a labyrinth of total despair. Set against the backdrop of the Cold War, this is the story of a man's transformation where the protagonist must ultimately confront himself.
Reviews:
"We urge anyone involved with cultural issues to read this book. Dodds's description of his life is open, honest and painful. He writes smoothly, with no sentiments or regrets or self-pity. Well-written, thought provoking and intelligent."-- Adoption Today
"A beautifully written autobiography... a generous sharing of the toughest journey any of us will ever do and that is understanding, forgiving and knowing ourselves."
-- Australian Adoption Research & Counselling Service
"Without question, this is an extraordinary moving autobiographical work. The book illuminates the issue of international adoption, particularly the tragic problem of children who suffer the loss of being separated from not only their birth-parents, but also from their ancestral homeland and culture - their entire heritage."
-- The German American Journal
"Much is written about adoption but rarely from the absolute point of view
of the person adopted. Poetic and well written and deserves to be read by
anyone interested in the psychological aspects of intercountry adoption."
-- British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering
"Dodds is a gifted writer, spell-binding his readers with a saga that almost seems the work of a novelist. His life-long quest for belonging includes giving a message of hope. We give Outer SearchInner Journey a five-star rating."
-- People Searching News
"A profound and beautiful piece of work, one that everyone interested in the mind and soul of an adopted person should read. This book is about ethnic heritage, and a strong indictment of the practice of snatching children out of their country and culture, whatever it may be."
-- American Adoption Congress
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