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Title: Somewhere Sisters Condition: New Subtitle: A Story of Adoption, Identity, and the Meaning of Family Author: Erika Hayasaki Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 1643755366 EAN: 9781643755366 ISBN: 9781643755366 Publisher: Algonquin Books Genre: Society & Culture Topic: Parenting, Social Sciences, Biography Release Date: 12/10/2023 Description: An NPR Best Book of 2022 and Winner of a Nautilus Silver Book Award
"Stirring and unforgettable-a breathtaking adoption saga like no other." -Robert Kolker, New York Times-bestselling author of Hidden Valley Road and Lost Girls
It was 1998 in Nha Trang, Vi?t Nam, and Liên struggled to care for her newborn twin girls. Hà was taken in by Liên's sister, and she grew up in a rural village with her aunt, going to school and playing outside with the neighbors. They had sporadic electricity and frequent monsoons. Hà's twin sister, Loan, was adopted by a wealthy, white American family who renamed her Isabella. Isabella grew up in the suburbs of Chicago with a nonbiological sister, Olivia, also adopted from Vi?t Nam. Isabella and Olivia attended a predominantly white Catholic school, played soccer, and prepared for college.
But when Isabella's adoptive mother learned of her biological twin back in Vi?t Nam, all of their lives changed forever. Award-winning journalist Erika Hayasaki spent years and hundreds of hours interviewing each of the birth and adoptive family members. She brings the girls' experiences to life on the page, told from their own perspectives, challenging conceptions about adoption and what it means to give a child a good life. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 208mm Item Length: 138mm Item Width: 20mm Item Weight: 262g Type: Social Issues Release Year: 2023 Missing Information?
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