Butterbox Babies: Baby Sales, Baby Deaths-New Revelations 15 Years Later [Paperback]

Bette L. Cahill (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2007

Many of the babies born at the Ideal Maternity Home in East Chester, Nova Scotia, were not adopted. Instead they mysteriously disappeared, becoming known as butterbox babies—named after the grocery delivery boxes that they were buried in. Since Bette Cahill first wrote about this shocking truth in 1992, she continued to research the story and corresponded with many of the home’s survivors. In this expanded edition, she shares her ongoing examination, revealing the sometimes happy, often heartbreaking endings of survivors searching for their birth parents.

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"Butterbox Babies is Bette Cahill's exhaustively researched exposé [that] . . . reveals the horrifying tales of abuse, illegal adoptions and even murder."  —The Halifax Daily News

About the Author

Bette L. Cahill is a reporter and producer at Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Television and the recipient of four major journalism awards for her work in television news and documentaries. In 1992, she was awarded Author of the Year by the Canadian Periodical Marketers Association for her original version of Butterbox Babies. She lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Fernwood Publishing Co., Ltd. (April 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1552662136
• ISBN-13: 978-1552662137
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,897,642 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Butterbox Babies, December 28, 2010

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Jan Davis (Lemon Grove, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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Unfortunately, this story is true. My husband was one of the lucky ones to survive this horrible saga. At almost 65, he is one of the youngest. There is an organization called Friends and Survivors of the Ideal Maternity Home. They are trying to find still living mothers and or siblings of the babies. If you know anybody who was born in East Chester, Nova Scotia in 1946 or earlier, go to their website and learn a lot.

3.0 out of 5 stars Butterbox Babies, November 5, 2007

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A somewhat dry and clinical presentation of the irregularities and abuses with respect to the adoption process and child welfare in Nova Scotia. This work is well researched and well written but written in a somewhat bloodless style. For true emotional impact I highly recommend the excellent film of the same name starring Judith Light.