A Girl Named Maria The Story of an Adoption |
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Author:
| Kreutzer, Valerie S. |
ISBN: | 978-0-595-49705-8 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2008 |
Publisher: | iUniverse, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $6.00 |
Book Description:
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She was found abandoned in the lavatory of a cafeteria in Bogota, Colombia. The police who picked her up named her Maria Consuelo. From a stack of would-be parents, Colombia's welfare agency chose Valerie Kreutzer's application, and the toddler quickly bonded with her new mom in Washington, DC. At school Maria struggled with severe learning disabilities despite a superior I.Q., but also blossomed into an award-winning young artist. Her impulsive behavior led to fits and false starts...
More DescriptionShe was found abandoned in the lavatory of a cafeteria in Bogota, Colombia. The police who picked her up named her Maria Consuelo. From a stack of would-be parents, Colombia's welfare agency chose Valerie Kreutzer's application, and the toddler quickly bonded with her new mom in Washington, DC. At school Maria struggled with severe learning disabilities despite a superior I.Q., but also blossomed into an award-winning young artist. Her impulsive behavior led to fits and false starts during adolescence, until she found happiness at twenty-one with David and his extended family. Their love and lives ended in the curve of a rural road in Florida.A Girl Named Maria chronicles an adopted daughter's struggle with identity and her yearning for a birth family that may have included a twin brother.Maria's legacy lives on in this poignant personal story of one mother's unconditional love for her adopted daughter."I loved this book! This story, although carrying the deep sorrow of a daughter's death, will give parents of transnational adoptions a guideline for their own experience. This book is a much needed addition to the adoption literature."Nancy Verrier, The Primal Wound; Coming Home to Selfwww.nancyverrier.com