Finding Fernanda
by Erin Siegal
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88%
Critic Reviews: 9
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Reader Ratings: 26
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Synopsis
The dramatic story of how an American housewife discovered that the Guatemalan child she was about to adopt had been stolen from her birth mother Over the last decade, nearly 200,000 children have been adopted into the United States, 25,000 of whom came from Guatemala. Finding Fernanda, a dramatic true story paired with investigative reporting, tells the side-by-side tales of an American woman who adopted a two-year-old girl from Guatemala and the birth... more
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- All Critics: 9
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- Negative: 0
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Dos Lives | 1 Mar 2012
A truly heartbreaking account of the ugly brilliance of international adoption and child trafficking. The details are laid before the reader of how poor countries can be exploited and good people mislead and intimidated.
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Christian Science Monitor | 28 Nov 2011
Siegal does a fantastic job of breaking down a complicated story, and gives voice to the distinct players involved in Guatemalan children being adopted by US families.
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Michael Deibert | 11 Dec 2011
Along with its moving personal story of a family torn asunder, Finding Fernanda can also be read as a call to action.
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Reform | 2 Nov 2011
Finding Fernanda is a scathing page-turner...Let’s hope it is the call to action so desperately needed to clean up and reform international adoption.
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Adoption Today | 30 Sep 2012
"Finding Fernanda" is an incredible piece of investigative journalism. The amount of time, depth of research and commitment to this story is evidenced on every page of this book.
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Portland Book Review | 14 May 2012
Though less stylistically seamless than Tracy Kidder or Benjamin Skinner’s writing, Finding Fernanda nonetheless establishes Siegal as an inspired non-fiction author.
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RH Reality Check | 31 Jan 2012
I applaud Siegal for writing the book and I am amazed by the details that she documented. To travel in a country with extreme violence against women and investigate organized crime is not for the faint of heart.
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Border Explorer | 3 Mar 2012
Finding Fernanda, by introducing us to the people directly impacted in trafficking black market, captures our hearts. Siegel’s determination to investigate, document and communicate an ugly reality in this book, ultimately contributes to a better world.
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Sad City Hartford | 11 Dec 2011
A remarkable job of reporting and storytelling.
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