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Book Reviews of The Russian Word for Snow : A True Story of Adoption

The Russian Word for Snow : A True Story of Adoption
The Russian Word for Snow A True Story of Adoption
Author: Janis Cooke Newman
ISBN-13: 9780312283414
ISBN-10: 0312283415
Publication Date: 2/12/2002
Pages: 240
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 21 ratings
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Book Type: Paperback
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4 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

nana23 avatar reviewed The Russian Word for Snow : A True Story of Adoption on + 243 more book reviews
Great nonfiction book about a family that adopts a little boy from Russia and finds a happy ending.
Bernie avatar reviewed The Russian Word for Snow : A True Story of Adoption on
I really enjoyed this book. Its an interesting look at the time, effort and rewards of foregin adoption.
roggen avatar reviewed The Russian Word for Snow : A True Story of Adoption on + 4 more book reviews
This was a very good non-fiction book about an American couple trying to adopt a little boy from a Russian orphanage. It details much of the same deplorable conditions and political graft that I read about in "The Boy From Baby House 10". Both books make me glad I'm not in a Russian orphanage or trying to get a child out. You really feel for the couple as they become more and more desperate to take their son home. In the end human persistence triumphs and there is a very happy homecoming and a bright future. All in all, a very good read and an interesting look into another culture.
CynthiainKCMO avatar reviewed The Russian Word for Snow : A True Story of Adoption on
Russian adoption story.