BABY, WE WERE MEANT FOR EACH OTHER: IN PRAISE OF ADOPTION

Book ID/图书代码： 04300010B37132

English Summary/英文概要： In this warm, funny, and wise new book, NPR’s award-winning and beloved Scott Simon tells the story of how he and his wife found true love with two tiny strangers from the other side of the world. It’s a book of unforgettable moments: when Scott and Caroline get their first thumb-size pictures of their daughters, when the small girls are placed in their arms, and all the laughs and tumbles along the road as they become a real family.
Woven into the tale of Scott, Caroline, and the two little girls who changed their lives are the stories of other adoptive families. Some are famous and some are not, but each family’s saga captures facets of the miracle of adoption.
Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other is a love story that doesn’t gloss over the rough spots. There are anxieties and tears along with hugs and smiles and the unparalleled joy of this blessed and special way of making a family. Here is a book that families who have adopted—or are considering adoption—will want to read for inspiration. But everyone can enjoy this story because, as Scott Simon writes, adoption can also help us understand what really makes families, and how and why we fall in love.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 作者在此分享了自己和妻子以及两个来自世界彼端的小生命找到真爱的故事，记录了他们共同经历的每一个难忘的时刻，成为一个真正家庭的过程。孩子们的到来改变了他们的生活。这不仅是作者一家的故事，也是千千万万领养家庭的故事，无论贫穷富有。此书可为想要收养或者已经收养的家庭带来一些想法。(兼职翻译-XJJ)

Awards/获奖情况：来自美国的书评：
每周出版人（Publishers Weekly）：“作者分享了自己收养两个中国女儿的经历以及为人父的责任。他生动地描述了和妻子两度前往中国领养女儿的景象，他表示别人的孩子一样可以爱，为无数领养家庭带去了欢乐和启发。”
Biblioklept：“作者真实详述了领养全过程，真情流露，丝毫无哗众取宠或做作之嫌。”
更多评论，请看：
http://biblioklept.org/2010/08/28/baby-we-were-meant-for-each-other-nprs-scott-simons-new-memoir-in-praise-of-adoption/
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/20/AR2010082002055.html
San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/22/RV9D1EUPBR.DTL

Reviews from the US:
"Simon, host of NPR’s Weekend Edition and author (Pretty Birds), shares an entertaining and affecting narrative about his experience of adopting two daughters from China and his take on what it means to be a father. While he doesn’t go into personal whys and wherefores, he animatedly relates the journey that he and his wife, Caroline Richard, took to parenthood: falling in love with the thumbnail photo of the infant who became their daughter, Elise; meeting her in Nanchang; bringing her home to join a French-Irish-Catholic-Jewish extended family in Chicago; and returning to China to adopt Paulina, their second daughter. Almost a prerequisite in any book about adoption is the question of attachment after abandonment, and Simon nimbly acknowledges and dispels Nancy Verrier’s concept (from The Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child) while guiding adoptive parents toward compassionate awareness. Simon’s answer to "Can I love someone’s else’s child as much as my own?" is a resounding "Yes! Yes! At least as much and more!" – which echoes the tone of his lively, openhearted book. This adoptive parenting memoir is a standout among books on the subject, with Simon on the page much the same as Simon on the radio – informative, enlightening, and enjoyable." -- Publishers Weekly
“Simon mixes pathos and humor and his detailed, unflinching narrative is deeply emotional without ever coming across as maudlin or mawkish.” -- Biblioklept
http://biblioklept.org/2010/08/28/baby-we-were-meant-for-each-other-nprs-scott-simons-new-memoir-in-praise-of-adoption/
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/20/AR2010082002055.html
San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/22/RV9D1EUPBR.DTL

About the Author/作者介绍： 斯科特•赛蒙（Scott Simon）系美国国家公共电台主持，负责全美的故事报道，同时还身兼PBC和BBC的节目主持，是广播界的精英。他著有多部书籍。

Scott Simon is the host of NPR’s Weekend Edition with Scott Simon. He has reported stories from all fifty states and every continent, and has won every major award in broadcasting. He also hosts shows for PBS and appears on BBC TV. He is the author of the novels Pretty Birds and Windy City, the memoir Home and Away, and the history Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball.

Format:电子手稿

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