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Naomi BenaronRunning the Rift is the most recent winner of the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, as awarded by Barbara Kingsolver. It's also an... Continue »
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Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother

by Jana Wolff

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While books about adoption proliferate, none of them addresses the subject of open an interracial adoption like Jana Wolff's personal and frank account does.

Synopsis:

While books about adoption proliferate, none of them addresses the subject of open and interracial adoption like Jana Wolff's personal and frank account does in [i]Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother[/i]. Often irreverent, always insightful, surprisingly funny and stunningly honest, [i]Secret Thoughts[/i] tells it like it is: How it feels for a woman to look nothing like her child and to know the woman who does. This fiercely honest and funny book answers questions no one dares to ask: What if I don't like the child I get? Will she want the baby back? If this is the happiest day of my life, why am I so sad? Am I too white for a kid this black? Chapter titles include: "The Myth of Bliss," Friendly Racism," "Meeting Your Child's Mother," and "Adopted Poop Doesn't Smell Any Different."
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780967214313
Author:
Wolff, Jana
Publisher:
Vista Communications
Location:
Honolulu :
Subject:
Motherhood
Subject:
Adoption
Subject:
Interracial adoption
Subject:
Open adoption.
Subject:
Parenting - Motherhood
Subject:
Adoption & Fostering
Subject:
Child Care and Parenting-Adoption and Foster Care
Copyright:
1999
Edition Number:
2
Edition Description:
Revised
Series Volume:
no. 1487
Publication Date:
20100131
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Pages:
167
Dimensions:
7.96x5.82x.50 in. .45 lbs.
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"Synopsis" by , While books about adoption proliferate, none of them addresses the subject of open and interracial adoption like Jana Wolff's personal and frank account does in [i]Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother[/i]. Often irreverent, always insightful, surprisingly funny and stunningly honest, [i]Secret Thoughts[/i] tells it like it is: How it feels for a woman to look nothing like her child and to know the woman who does. This fiercely honest and funny book answers questions no one dares to ask: What if I don't like the child I get? Will she want the baby back? If this is the happiest day of my life, why am I so sad? Am I too white for a kid this black? Chapter titles include: "The Myth of Bliss," Friendly Racism," "Meeting Your Child's Mother," and "Adopted Poop Doesn't Smell Any Different."
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