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Sacred Thread: A True Story Of Becoming A Mother And Finding A Family--Half A World Away (2013)

by Adrienne Arieff(Favorite Author)

3.68 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1299154352 (ISBN13: 9781299154353)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Crown Publishing Group (NY)

review 1: The Sacred Thread: A True Story of Becoming a Mother and Finding a Family--Half a World Away was entrancing story of finding a gestational surrogate and forming a friendship with her.Adrienne Arieff and her husband Alex had a great marriage but yearned for child to love. She struggled through several miscarriages because of fibroids but could not bring a child to term. She searched for a surrogacy clinic but found many problems with the ones in the U.S. One of them being that you have no guarantee that the baby will remain yours after it was born and the other is the tremendous cost. She also had a requirement that she would not budge on concerning the surrogate mother. She wanted to make sure that the surrogate was well treated and cared for. She found everything that she... more wanted in the Akanksha Infertility Clinic in Anand, India. This is the story of her experience there and her unique friendship with the surrogate, Vaina.I have read previous books on surrogacy but never one set in Northern India and that was the bonus for me. It was a great bonus to learn about the culture and habits of the people in that state. This is in addition to story of friendship. The author tells the story as if she was talking to a friend and I really enjoyed that.Anyone who wants to learn more about surrogacy or even just about the people in a small town in Northern India will definitely enjoy this book.
review 2: This was a book I would recommend. It is the story of the author, after struggling with infertility, going through a surrogate-in India, to have a child. This is an interesting, true story, well written. An easy read, that went by quickly. The story of how the author interacted with her Indian surrogate and the bond created, despite the language barrier is very touching. It is an amazing story of how strong that desire for a child is for many women. A interesting story--with a happy ending! Enjoy! less

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