Solomon's Sword Two Families and the Children the State Took Away

Name: Solomon's Sword Two Families and the Children the State Took Away
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ISBN: 9780812923940

ISBN-10: 0812923944

ISBN-13: 9780812923940

Edition: 1999

Authors: Michael Shapiro

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In an era when headlines often seem dominated by horrific stories about abused children, Solomon's Sword weaves together the elements of two painful custody battles into a memorable book that no reader who cares about children will be able to put aside. The first story unfolds around Gina Pellegrino, who, in 1991, hours after giving birth to a daughter, abandons the child in a Connecticut hospital, and Cynthia and Jerry LaFlamme, a childless New Haven couple who have waited five years for an adoptive baby. When asked by a caseworker to name their highest priority--do they prefer a boy, a girl, an infant, a toddler--the LaFlammes say they simply want a "risk-free baby," one who can't be…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 6/1/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 331
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Preface


Cindy


Gina


Almost Parents


Sanctuary


An Outcomes Judge


Twisting


A Merciful Act


Rescue Fantasy


Sitting in Judgment


Removal


Maxine's House


Joseph's Ghost


An Undifferentiated Mass


A "Dirty House"


Reunion


The Child Saver


Lost


Laying on of Hands


Grandmother


As She Found Them


I Thought I Was Doing Fine


Getting Them Back


An Appeal


Speaking for the Child


A Room of Her Own


Infinite Patience


Court of Last Resort


Best Interests


Final Decision


The Child


Expecting


No Space for Me


The Inevitability of Mother


The Philosophical Piece


Surrender


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Sources


Index