Our Blessings From China
by Marybeth Lambe, Anna Gray, Gayle Kamen-Weinstein, MaLeesa D. Meyers, Susan Beth Morgan, Sue Casseday, Lynn Miller, Joanne Swift
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Author: Anna Gray, Gayle Kamen-Weinstein, Joanne Swift, Lynn Miller, MaLeesa D. Meyers, Marybeth Lambe, Sue Casseday, Susan Beth MorganEditor: D. L. Fuller
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-12-08
ISBN: 0981518907
Number of pages: 114
Publisher: Peaceful Sunrise Publications
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Book Review: A Blessing Indeed
Summary: 5 Stars
Our Blessings from China is an anthology of nine authors from across the United States all of whom have adopted children from China in a ten-year period. Each story is a personal account of adoptive parents' journey to form a family via international and cross-cultural adoption. Some families chose adoption because of personal choice and others because of infertility. Regardless, all families must overcome personal obstacles to find their forever family.
Our Blessings from China is self-published; the second by Danny Fuller and Peaceful Sunrise Publications. Fuller has done a nice job in compiling stories from writers of various religious backgrounds, family structures, and points of view. Each story is accompanied with a black and white photo, which helps the reader personally connect with the authors and their histories. The collection does not sugar coat the adoption experience. Most authors recount issues of fear, loss, attachment, trauma, and the process of recovery in an honest and perhaps comforting story format. However, each account also illustrates growth of the families beyond what might have been imagined pre-adoption.
Fuller's anthology is a welcome addition to the burgeoning genre of adoption literature. This easy to read paperback is for anyone touched by adoption, curious about adoption from China in particular, or for those considering an international adoption. Support groups may also find this text useful for group discussions on issues of attachment, bonding, family support, and education.
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