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Bones That Float, A Story of Adopting Cambodia | 
 enlarge | Author: Kari Grady Grossman
Publisher: Wild Heaven Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 171161
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Pages: 256
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.7 x 1.3
ISBN: 0979249309
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN: 9780979249303
ASIN: 0979249309
Publication Date: April 17, 2007
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A must-read book for all Americans May 20, 2007
Holly Copeland
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
From page one this book will grab your heart and not let go. It will move you to think about international adoption and the critical bridges that are being built between our nations and cultures, and learn of one woman's amazing work to build a school in a remote Cambodian village. Kari tells of heart-wrenching stories of Cambodian loss, courage, and triumph during the Khmer Rouge era. This book opened my eyes to what happened in Cambodia during the Vietnam era and the devestating impacts of that war. But, the beauty of this book is that it is not just a historical account, nor just a story of adoption, it weaves all together so beatifully, so humanly, that when you turn the last page, you just might feel, as I do, that you've read one of the best books of your life.
 Powerful stories, but disappointing November 28, 2007
A's Mom (Overseas)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I thoroughly enjoyed the individual stories woven throughout this book. The life stories of the main Cambodian characters were so powerful I couldn't stop reading about their lives. As a parent to children adopted transracially and internationally I could relate to many of the emotions and questions that Grossman raises. However, I do not believe this is a book that will resonate with most adoptees, birth/first parents or astute adoptive parents. Grossman takes liberties where she shouldn't frequently stating opinion as fact. There are no references listed or sources cited in this book. For example, she states that half of adoptees choose to search for birthparents and half do not. However, there are no references to back up that statement. Most troubling was the following on page 140 where she talks about the US ban on adoptions from Cambodia stating, "Yet after more than four years of State Department investigations and ample gossip of brokering stories, no birthmother has come back to reclaim an illicitly procured child. The women of Cambodia are poor, not stupid." Again, no citations or references are provided. As it turns out the first statement is not true, birthmothers did return to reclaim their children thankfully before they left Cambodia. Anyone can read about it in official public documents. The second statement is so offensive, Grossman owes an apology to all birthmothers globally who have been duped out of raising their children. One only need to attend a CUB meeting or with human rights organizations in countries like Cambodia, Vietnam, Nepal, India and elsewhere to discover that intelligent women have in fact lost their children to adoption following empty promises from unscrupulous facilitators. While I enjoyed much of the story, in the end I was disappointed.
Amazing Book -- couldn't put it down! A must read! May 25, 2007
Adventure41 (Gainesville VA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Kari's book is one of the best books I have ever read (and I read a lot)! This book is not only for adoptive parents but anyone who shares a vision of understanding the world in which we live and how to make it a better place for everyone, especially women and children! The manner in which she weaves her own journey to adopt her son with the journey of another Cambodian family that lived through the Khmer Rouge and then immigrated to the U.S. under the refugee program is heartwrenching and filled with history I never knew about Cambodia, Thailand, and Viet Nam. Kari has a gift for writing and touching your heart and making you feel like you are with her as she travels in Cambodia. Note that the proceeds benefit a school for children in Cambodia. You cannot read this book and NOT feel called to action for the plight of children all over the world! EXCELLENT!
A Must-Read April 19, 2007
Ellen Gordman
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Anyone who is thinking about adopting a child from a foreign country or is interested in learning about what it's like to live in a third-world country should read this book. I was moved almost to tears by the hardships that the Cambodian people have been living with for the past 30 years. Kari Grady Grossman opened my eyes to the difference caring people, like herself and her husband, can make in the lives of others. Her book is a call for each one of us to take action to make the world a better place.
 Personal and provocative May 5, 2007
Nancy K (Colorado)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a bookseller from Breckenridge, CO I have the opportunity to read many fne books every month. I was pleasantly surprised with the quality of writing, the standard of research and the honesty with which Kari G Grossman constructed her tale of adoption and her passion to make a difference in the far away land of Cambodia. Her sensitivity drew me in and when finished, I felt like turning back to page one and reading her story over again. Kudos to a fine writer and humanitarian.
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