Since 'abandonment' was in your title, I thought I would suggest a book about that subject: "The Journey from Abandonment to Healing" by Susan Anderson.

Truth be told, I haven't read the full book. The first few pages that talks about all the types of abandonment (emotional/physical) etc. made me cry! Yipes! I have a history of emotional parental neglect.

I wanted to share in the event it may help.