The book, Mending Fences: Building Bridges is a work describing the life-long process of adoption with particular emphasis on surrender and the effects on birth mothers. lt is a multi-faceted work including not only the history of adoption, but also the evolving changes in that institution today. It is an in-depth look at how little support was given to women surrendering children in the years of 1955 to 1970. This study and its conclusion is based on personal interviews and a survey of women who surrendered infants. lt includes extensive case histories as well as the outline of a workshop...