A forever family: a true story of adoption
by Houghton, John.
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BookPublisher: Faber 2006ISBN: 9780571227785; 0571227783.Classification number: 362.734 HOUSubject(s): Houghton -- Family | Houghton -- Family | Adoption | Adoption -- Psychological aspects | Adopted children -- Family relationships | Abused children -- Family relationships | Abused children -- PsychologySubject: John Houghton and his wife learned that they could not have children of their own. Instead they adopted three siblings, two boys and a girl, who were looking for 'a forever family', as the adoption agencies put it. What followed is all too common in adoptive families, but it is rarely talked about in public.
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John Houghton and his wife learned that they could not have children of their own. Instead they adopted three siblings, two boys and a girl, who were looking for 'a forever family', as the adoption agencies put it. What followed is all too common in adoptive families, but it is rarely talked about in public.
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