11/11/2023 0 Comments Pdf xinran download for macI also never imagined the pain all those mothers feel for being denied the opportunity to give their daughters the love they want to give. From listening to my mother and from living in China, I had known well about the pressures of having boys in Chinese culture, but I never imagined to what lengths people go to try to have sons under the One Child Policy. ![]() My mother also spent time in orphanages and as the youngest of 3 daughters, must have wondered daily why she had to be so "unlucky" as to be born a girl. And it makes me wonder more now what her young life back in China was like. I believe my grandmother had been given up and sent away as some of the girls described in this book. I can imagine the acute ache of loss all those Chinese mothers faced and continue to face by giving up their daughters. ![]() Review 1: The stories of relinquishment are so heart-wrenching, I found myself crying many times while reading this book.
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