Amy Klatzkin has done a tremendous job putting together this invaluable book that provides information on the complexities of international adoption. These 100 articles provided us with a compact knowledge of adoption with feeling. While the articles are a few pages at most, once you start you cannot put the book down especially for an adoptive parent from China.

The book assisted us through our adoption by providing key family members (grandparents) with in depth knowledge that we could not provide just by talking about it. With two countries involved, the process of adoption can seem daunting. This book puts to rest a lot of worries and provides you with the specific words and language to talk with the various agencies and experts you will encounter in the international adoption. From paperwork (the paperchase) through post-adoption issues in raising a child this anthology is a must read for any adoptive or prospective adoptive parent or professional.

This book is required reading for professionals in any part of the adoption process from the medical and pediatric folks to any government's agency employees. This book will give you an insight to what people go through in adopting a child, a testament to the perserverance of people to put themselves before two governments.

Guys, this book empowers the knowledge side of motherhood and fatherhood in international adoption. The information, the process, the people and the experts herein will put you and your wife on the same plane of understanding calming feelings while preparing you for things to come.

We found this book so useful we gave gift copies to our parents and friends who wanted to know more about what we were doing.