Bibliograph

The waiting, the true story of a lost child, a lifetime of longing, and a miracle for a mother who never gave up, Cathy LaGrow with Cindy Coloma

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The waiting, the true story of a lost child, a lifetime of longing, and a miracle for a mother who never gave up, Cathy LaGrow with Cindy Coloma

Language

eng

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The waiting

Oclc number

866937675

Responsibility statement

Cathy LaGrow with Cindy Coloma

Sub title

the true story of a lost child, a lifetime of longing, and a miracle for a mother who never gave up

Summary

In 1928, 16-year-old Minka was on a picnic in the woods when she was assaulted and raped. Her baby secretly born, named Betty Jane, and given up for adoption. For decades, Minka wrote letters trying to get news of her daughter; she kept loving and praying for her, even though she never dared believe they would meet again. Nearly eighty years later, a judge was releasing the sealed adoption records to her 77-year-old daughter. And soon, Minka's phone would ring..

Target audience

general

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