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Binding: PaperbackEAN: 9781438238166 ISBN: 1438238169 Label: CreateSpace Manufacturer: CreateSpace Number Of Pages: 430 Publication Date: July 03, 2008 Publisher: CreateSpace Release Date: July 03, 2008 Studio: CreateSpace Editorial Review: Product Description: An American volunteer in a Chinese orphanage learns to pull from the hidden strength within her to improve conditions for the children. If you have ever wondered what day to day life is like in a Chinese orphanage, this will tell it. If you have ever wondered what it is like to love a child so deeply, even though they aren't yours, this will tell it. If you have ever wondered what it would be like to move to a different country, this will tell it. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A glimpse into orphanage lifeThis book reaffirmed what I had been feeling about my own daughters 19 months in an orphanage. Of course, we will never know for sure what really went on there; however, Kay Bratt's Silent Tears explained and validated some feelings, thoughts and some of my daughters behaviors. If you have adopted or are thinking of adopting, this is the book for you. I will pass it on to our family and friends so they can better understand our little princess! Rating:  - Interesting ReadI enjoyed the content. This story is fascinating, but the writing is very average. Rating: - Difficult story to read - but a must readAs the mother of a child adopted from China, I picked up Silent Tears wanting to know more of the experiences of the author in China and in particular in the orphanages. It was heart breaking to learn how many of the children were treated, but this is reality. As much as we may want to sugar coat the lives that many of our children had before they were adopted, the reality is that their lives weren't so rosy. To ignore and try to pretend that it's not so is doing a disservice to our children. ... Read More Rating:  - An Amazing JourneyIf you are even a little bit curious about what it would be like to spend time in a Chinese orphanage, this is a MUST read. Kay's journey and her work with the children are fascinating, and I was glued to the page. As a soon-to-be adoptive parent, I appreciate her honesty and her willingness to fight for the children of this orphanage. I also appreciate her openness about culture shock and what it is like to live as an ex-pat in China. Rating: - This is a MUST-READ for any adoptive parents!!!I read this book in one night on the day I got it. I loved it and I couldn't put it down. It brought me to tears on more than one occasion as I imagined that our daughter may be living this life at this very moment. I commend Kay for telling it like it is - not an easy thing to do where Chinese adoption is concerned. Thanks Kay! |
