Bøger af Michele Kriegman

LARGE PRINT EDITION TAPIOCA FIRE opens when Susan tries to solve the mystery of a missing parent only to uncover a greater crime. Susan Piper was adopted years ago in Thailand. A once-in-a-lifetime career opportunity brings her to Japan for the opening of a new museum. It also gives her the excuse to hop another flight to visit the world of the woman forced to give her away years ago. Susan's quest introduces her to the subculture of the adoption search and reunion movement. There is the detective Susan hires who specializes in adoption reunions and carries a secret of his own. Her journey rocks her marriage to David whose father abandoned the family years ago. Together they explore the rich spirituality behind David's decision not to pursue his own lost parent. Then that secret finds them.But it is as much the story of her adoptive parents who were part of the pioneering generation who adopted internationally. They visit Thailand, a country of precious gems and orphans, convulsed by the struggles for democracy.Her poignant meeting with her birth mother uncovers a deeper more dangerous tragedy. Beautiful and haunting, TAPIOCA FIRE proves the adage that the most difficult part of a quest is the journey home.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------LIKE A TWISTING DOUBLE HELIX OF DNA, these two satisfying stories of compelling and complex father-daughter pairs entwine with life-altering surprises. They bring compassion, humor, and understanding to the question of whether it is ever too late for paternal instinct.EACH YEAR THOUSANDS OF MEN father children later placed for adoption or donor-conception. Some of them thought they would forget. Some claim they never knew. There are several million of these secret fathers in the United States alone - in The Birth-Fathers' Club Series eight of them are about to get a knock on the door - as changing times catch up with them and with adoptive parents, recipient parents, anonymous donors, and the rest of our beloved ancestors.

Advanced praise for From a Desert City by the Sea:"The suspense of the search and DNA was intriguing... so haphazard at first then so coldly exacting in the end....Michele has managed to weave secret adoption, reunion and the forgotten role of birth-fathers into a work of art that reads like a murder mystery. Archaic closed adoption laws lay the groundwork but love and the power of DNA steal the show."~ MAJ Peter W. Franklin (Ret.) RPh, AdopteesWithOutLiberty.com /AWOL"This captures it perfectly."~ Michael Hering, father of two, parent of one"[T]he story [is] engaging, the writing fluid...real characters."~ Ridghaus, "Six Word Adoption Memoirs", Adoptee Voices Writing Group"AWESOME!"~ Rob Manzanares, a father in "The Red Pill" documentary on men''s rights