An interesting read and nice to see how times have changed and same sex couples can adopt children who need loving parents. Love is love, I grew up in Germany, thats why the title spoke to me.

Beautiful. Poignant. Phenomenal.
This was a beautiful read and I learnt so much. I cried and I smiled and there was nothing more that I wanted from this book. Truly a gem.

Easily my personal favourite non-fiction book of the year. I went into this expecting to learn about the process and emotions of adopting a child in Germany as a gay couple but I learnt so much more. There were fascinating snippets about German culture, discussions of the breakdown of labor in heterosexual parenting couples, discussion of ageing parents, discussion of coping with friend-loss when they have a baby and then far more beyond that. It was written in such an accessible way with brilliant moments of humour dotted throughout. I was captivated by every word and would thoroughly recommend this to everyone!

An incredibly insightful book about parenthood, sexuality, identity and culture. I was expecting this to be just about the process of adopting as a gay couple but it was far more than that. I learnt a lot about society and culture from this book and as a single childless woman, I really appreciated how both parents and non-parents were considered and addressed. A really informative, insightful and well-researched book.