Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #272588 in Books
• Published on: 1994-11
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 318 pages

Customer Reviews

Great place to start
I think this was a well written book, that covered many topics on adopting after going through the craziness of infertility. I actually felt empowered and like I had options when reading this book. My husband and I are now on the road to adoption. Not everything in this book applies to every situation, but it was great to read.

Loved It
This is by far the best book I read after my journey through infertility and as I began considering adoption. My husband and I now have a 3 1/2 year old son from Russia and we are in the process of adopting child number two. The truth is that adopting is extremely different from having a biological child and it is very important to work through your emotional issues before becoming an adoptive parent. I am grateful that I took the time to work through the issues addressed in this book before adopting my son. I am a better mother as a result. I highly recommend this book!

Spend your money elsewhere
There was not much useful information in this book (unless you like being talked down to), and I also noticed a lot of incorrect information in what there was. The author comes off as pompous and sort of a "know it all" in many areas, which is a bit odd for a person who obviously doesn't know as much as she is claiming to know. Our family has adopted four children over the recent years, all in separate adoptions, and I can tell you for a fact that the author is way off base in some of her claims. I would not recommend this book to anyone because adoption is a very tricky process, and a lot can go wrong, especially if you are following incorrect information from a supposed "expert" such as in a book like this.