Diary of an Adoption
by Rebok
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- Paperback
- first
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- New/No Jacket
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
2004. Diary of an Adoption is a New 32 Page limited edition booklet which was printed from the notes the author began writing a few days after the traumatic moment that led her to first consider adoption. The entries, originally written in 1970 in the privacy of a diary, were not printed until 2003, but despite the passage of three decades, they have a timeless quality. The honest expression of her frustrations, as well as the mechanics of a process unlikely to have changed substantially, make this an inspiring and insightful booklet, especially for anyone considering or involved in an adoption. The 5 1/2 X 8 1/5" saddle-stitched booklet is printed on 60# bond paper, with a white linen cover. Here is a sample of the diary -- the beginning of the first entry: Monday February 9, 1970: I suppose I should have begun this diary last Thursday when I first began to think about adopting a baby. But to tell the truth I wasnt feeling much like writing at the time. Pain is a funny thing so very real when it's with you but afterwards it's like a bad dream. I do remember that it was terrible, so terrible that several times I called out to my husband, who was at work across town, and to God. Tears came to my eyes and I felt sorry for myself and yet, I knew it was really best to be alone. I had known in my heart from the beginning that I would lose the child. There had been signs like the first time. And since I knew the child couldnt be, I was glad I would not have to live longer with false hopes. Between pains, I thought of a line from "The Sound of Music," something about "whenever God closes a door, somewhere he opens a window." . First Edition. Stapled Booklet. New/No Jacket. 5.5" x 8.5". Private Press.
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