“Adoptees Come of Age” by Ronald J. Nydam This book draws off of ideas presented in several other books, such as Nancy Newton Verrier’s concept of a “primal wound” in adopted children and the notion of a “Ghost Kingdom” in Betty Jean Lifton’s book “Journey of the Adopted Self.” Nydam, using these ideas and through

On Tapestry Books and in the realm of adoption literature, there are hundreds of books that help explain and facilitate the adoption process in factual and technical ways. While these books are extremely beneficial, straightforward, and should not be taken for granted, they do fall short of connecting with the readers on a more personal