Relative Truths: Stories of Adoption, Family, and Belonging

From one of Canada’s most celebrated journalists comes an intimate collection of interviews that illuminate the joys, pains, traumas, and triumphs of adoption—featuring conversations with John Irving, Jenny Heijun Wills, Marilyn Churley, and more.

Adoption tales dominate our shared stories and culture—from Anne of Green Gables to Moses in his basket—but until recently, the complexities of many adoptees' experiences were rarely given voice. As laws and attitudes change around adoptees’ rights...