HOW I MET MY SON: A JOURNEY THROUGH ADOPTION

Book ID/图书代码： 01956016B89289

English Summary/英文概要： Description
When journalist Rosalind Powell and her husband wanted to start a family, they had no idea of the journey that lay ahead. Encountering fertility issues and gruelling IVF treatment to no avail, but still determined to be parents, they set off on the adoption route. After many false starts and dashed hopes they eventually, and luckily, found their son.

How I Met My Son is more than a memoir, it is an invaluable guide to the reality of adoption in the UK. Both joyful and heartbreaking, the path to becoming a parent is laid bare. The story explores the sadness of infertility, the rigours of IVF, the minefield of social services, the intensity of the assessment process, the difficulties of choosing a child (and being chosen) and the happiness and shock of finally bringing that child home.

A candid, compelling and inspirational book about what it means to be a parent of a child that isn’t, biologically, your own.

Sales Points
Varied discussion points within the book - infertility, IVF - as well as the changing process of adoption over the past 30 years
PR based around subject and targeted at parenting, women’s magazines as well as popular issues mags such as Grazia, Red, Good Housekeeping etc.
PR also includes radio interviews, such as Women’s Hour etc

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 记者Rosalind Powell和她的丈夫成家时对于接下来将要面对的一切都没有概念。当他们遇到了生育问题、体外受精又无法成功以后，仍想要为人父母，因此他们没有别的选择，只能开始考虑收养。经过很多错误的开始和破灭的希望之后，他们最终幸运地找到了他们的儿子。

本书不仅是一本回忆录，更是非常宝贵有关在英国如何领养孩子的指导。无论快乐或是心碎，成为父母的路并不好走。本书中探讨了不孕不育的悲哀，试管婴儿的严苛，社会服务的危机，评估过程的严格，选择（以及被选择）一个孩子的困难，以及终于把那个孩子带回家的快乐和震撼。

本书语言风格坦率、有说服力、鼓舞人心，阐明了拥有一个从生物学角度不属于自己的孩子是怎样的体验。(LYR)

Awards/获奖情况：诚实，有趣，更关键的是对于那些有受孕困难或想要收养孩子的人有帮助。对这些人而言本书是必备的读物。（Emma Thompson）

不仅是那些想要收养或寄养孩子的人要读这本书：Ros Powell将所有有关收养一个陌生的小孩子的事情处理得相当完美，所有情绪都被照顾到了。本书发人深省，具备娱乐性和知识性，从每一页都能看到其中充盈着爱和决心。（Joanna Lumley）

本书诚实地坦白了面对不孕不育的现实是多么大的伤痛，以及最终能够收养孩子是多么艰难……但本书最终是一个乐观的故事。（Martin Narey爵士，政府收养顾问）

’Honest, funny, and crucially, helpful to anyone who has ever had difficulty conceiving or considered adoption, this is required reading.’ - Emma Thompson

’Not only those who adopt or foster will want to read this book: the emotions of all concerned are beautifully handled in Ros Powell’s touching and gripping account of adopting a small stranger who becomes her son. Thought-provoking, entertaining and informative; love and determination spring out of every page.’ - Joanna Lumley

’An honest account of dealing with the hurtful reality of infertility and the difficult, often tortuous process of adoption ... It’s a story of immense optimism.’ - Sir Martin Narey, Government Advisor on Adoption

’I wish this book had been around when I was first looking at adoption. A real chink of light in those dim days of searching to become a mother.’ - Lisa Faulkner entertainment world forHello!, and has written elsewhere on a broad range of subjects from the serious - adoption and domestic violence, IVF, AIDS and addiction - to the frivolous - striptease, tango and the Academy Awards. How I Met My Son is her first book.

About the Author/作者介绍： Rosalind Powell拥有超过二十年记者经验，并曾广泛参与跨过报纸杂志的工作，包括《观察者报》、《独立报》、《卫报》、《泰晤士报星期日版》以及《红》、《Grazia》、《嘉人Marie Claire》等。她目前任《Hello!》杂志特约编辑。Rosalind为《Hello!》杂志采访过数百个艺术圈和娱乐界名人，所涉话题多样，包括严肃的主题，如领养，家庭暴力，试管婴儿，艾滋病等等，也有轻松的话题，如脱衣舞，探戈和奥斯卡颁奖典礼等。本书是她的第一本书。

Rosalind Powell is a journalist with over two decades of experience and an extensive portfolio of work across national newspapers and magazines including The Observer, Independent, Guardian, Sunday Times and Mirror, as well as magazines such as Red, Grazia, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan and Hello!, where she is currently Contributing Editor. Rosalind has interviewed hundreds of celebrities and high-profile figures across the arts and entertainment world forHello!, and has written elsewhere on a broad range of subjects from the serious - adoption and domestic violence, IVF, AIDS and addiction - to the frivolous - striptease, tango and the Academy Awards. How I Met My Son is her first book.

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