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• ISBN: 9780393068177 (hardcover) :
• Physical Description: 256 pages ; 22 cm.print
• Edition: First edition.
• Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2014]
• Copyright: ©2014
• Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.
• Formatted Contents Note: Prologue: Adoption as a way of saying life -- Part I: Arrival -- Infancy : finding family at the S gate -- Infancy : like being alive twice -- Part II: Before -- Dream baby -- An empty car seat -- Part III: After -- Baby : and to my name as son -- One year old : separation anxieties -- Part IV: Growing up -- Ages two and three : the doctor of Siena -- Early childhood : of many born -- Age ten : mothers and real mothers -- Age eleven : all of the above -- Age twelve : hosts -- Age twelve : embarking -- Age thirteen : going back -- Part V: My adoptive family -- Ages thirteen and fourteen : old souls and young fools -- Age fourteen : all roads lead to you -- Age fifteen : moving on -- Mille grazie.

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