If Anyone Needs a Good Book to Read...

Just a few months ago, when the idea of adoption started percolating again in the Hoffmann house, I searched on Amazon to find SOMETHING that would tell me more about the whole situation in China that has gotten their orphanages in such a dire state, and I found The Lost Daughters of China by Karin Evans. This book was pretty life changing for me. From the way women in China were treated centuries ago, to decades of famine and the One Child Policy, to modern stories of international adoption, by the end of it you'll have such a greater understanding (and heartache!) towards Chinese adoption! It was written by a journalist, so it reads really well, and it also includes interviews and scientific studies (which this science nerd can appreciate), all of which are cited. You can find it on Amazon, or I have a copy you can borrow too!