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Title: I Wish for You a Beautiful Life: Letters from the Korean Birth Mothers of Ae Ran Won to Their Children by Sara Dorow, Sang-Soon Han, unknown ISBN: 0-9638472-3-6 Publisher: Yeong & Yeong Pub. Date: January, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.36 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Sensitive & Reassuring for All Korean Adoptees
Comment: I bought this book for my Korean-born son who is now age 19. The letters in "I Wish for You a Beautiful Life" were written by birth mothers who had their babies in Ae Ran Won, a home for unwed mothers in Seoul and then gave them up for adoption. The letters written by these birth mothers and the records kept by Ae Ran Won will provide a link for Korean Adoptees to find their birth mothers later in life. This is not the case for my son as he was abandoned near a Police Box in Seoul in December 1982 at the age of 15 months. There is very little hope for abandoned children to find their birth mothers/families. That is why I feel this book can be so helpful for abandoned children. Since they can never know for certain, this book can provide some knowledge of background circumstances (cultural and personal) for unwed Korean birth mothers in general. Then, perhaps, these children can feel some measure of comfort in knowing that they were not "rejected" but will indeed be loved forever by their birth mothers. I read the book from cover to cover before presenting it to my son. I had to make three attempts to read it as I was overcome with tears each time. My son was touched to receive it and promised that he would read it during a quiet time when he can reflect on his emotions.
Rating: 5
Summary: Sensitive, emotional and thought provoking; a treasure.
Comment: Readers are extremely priviledged to have the rare opportunity to read such personal letters of Korean birthmothers. The anguish, pain, and emotional suffering of the women is in stark contrast to their joy of just giving birth. Yet, their faith and hope for a bright future for their children is so vivid. Every adoptive parent should make a point of reading and learning from this captivating book. It clearly puts into perspective how very real and selfless the birthmother's are. A humbling experience to read, with much to be learned, from the words of Korean birthmothers, whose children are not physically with them but to whom they always will be connected spiritually.
Rating: 5
Summary: I Wish for You a Beautiful Life
Comment: It took strength for these women to write these letters. It took strength for me to read them. But I recommend this book to everyone. I think we can all benefit from a few tears, a bit of new understanding, and an excersize in compassion. And please, donate some money to Ae Ran Won. They are struggling to do what's right in an unforgiving society. By buying this book you give a mother and her baby a home for a few nights.
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Title: When You Were Born in Korea by Brian E. Boyd, Brian Boyd ISBN: 0963847201 Publisher: Yeong & Yeong Pub. Date: October, 1993 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: A Single Square Picture: A Korean Adoptee's Search for Her Roots by Katy Robinson ISBN: 042518496X Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 06 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Voices from Another Place: A Collection of Works from a Generation Born in Korea and Adopted to Other Countries by Susan Soon-Keum Cox ISBN: 0963847244 Publisher: Yeong & Yeong Pub. Date: September, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge ISBN: 044050838X Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 12 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: After the Morning Calm: Reflections of Korean Adoptees by Sook Wilkinson, Nancy Fox ISBN: 0818702869 Publisher: Sunrise Ventures Pub. Date: 18 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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