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A World Of Love
by Maggie Conroy
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Kensington (1997-05-01)
ISBN: 1575661594
EAN: 9781575661599
Dewy Decimal #: 362.734092
Hardcover: 230 pages
SKU: BX027-061107011
Condition: Used: Very Good Firs
Comments: Clean and shiny. Minor wear, not pricecut. Pgs crisp, clean, tight, unmarked. Mark on bottom edge (remainder mark).
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
The unforgettable story of one family's journey into the world of international adoption describes the legal and medical battles that occured as the Conroys struggle to adopt three youngsters from the former Soviet Union and Colombia and the unique bonds that are forged in the process.
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Customer Reviews
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Depressing
Rating  (2)
Date: 2005-06-04
The book was interesting to read in that the story was true and the character of the parents were very "real." However, to me it was somewhat depressing.
Here is a mother who describes in her own words that their family life (with three adopted children) is so rotten that her biological daughter cannot stand her three adopted siblings and writes in a school essay that she never wants children. Mom takes much too much responsibility on herself, the family won't be out of debt for decades, and Mom and Dad have practically ceased an intimate life (according to her own statements!), but for some wondrous reason she calls all this a "happy family life".
If this is a happy family, thank you - we want none of it. Real as though the story may be, I wonder why she wrote a book about it. I would want to avoid a family life and this type of relationship to my children and my husband at all costs.
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mediocre.....
Rating  (3)
Date: 2004-11-29
I found this book pretty mediocre. It also drags and is not as easy to read as others. It was "ok" but I won't be recommending it to my adopting friends. The family's story is fine, but the mom is not really that great of a writer.
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Outstanding international older child adoption book
Rating  (5)
Date: 2004-02-28
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Having read The Russian Word for Snow and the Baby Boat, and been extremely disappointed with both for their portrayal of women desperate for infants and their shell-shocked, though supportive, husbands, A World of Love was a truly wonderful portrayal of 2 very real people finding a need and a love in their hearts to expand their family through the adoption of 3 older girls. The author writes a descriptive, and very honest book that looks at the strains on the family and the joys and difficulties of each subsequent adoption. HIGHLY recommended to anyone pursuing (or considering) international adoption. Downright inspirational!
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I almost read this in one sitting
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-11-11
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
The idea of adoption has always appealed to me, so this book caught my eye. It's about a couple who adopt three girls from other countries in addition to having a biological daughter. They do this with a two bedroom house, so you can imagine the chaos! I laughed and cried and found myself rooting for each member of the family as they traveled through uncharted territory. But now, I'm dying to know how things have turned out for them because it's been a few years since the book came out.
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What an amazing book.
Rating (5)
Date: 2000-09-24
3 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book was so hard to put down. It is the true story of a family who decides to add an older child from a foreign country to their home and ends up with 3 children, from 3 different countries, to love. Anyone who is considering adopting a child internationally, especially an older one should read this book.
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