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Come to the Window : Life with Daniela, Our Child from Romania [Paperback]

Christina Goldstone (Author)
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Book Description

May 1, 1999
"Come to the Window" is the true story of one familys journey into the world of international adoption. Daniela Goldstone is a special child who spent the first fifteen months of her life in a Romanian orphanage. She spent those months in an atmosphere of total emotional and sensory deprivation. After her adoption, her life is filled with love and she is exposed to all the world has to offer. As time goes by, her family discovers that Danielas development, like thousands of other children adopted from similar backgrounds, has been negatively affected on many different levels.

This is a mothers chronicle of her familys efforts to cope with their daughters many unusual special needs. This is a story filled with love, hope, set-backs, and most importantly, acceptance.


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"Parents who have special needs children can find a wealth of information and suggestions in this book." -- P.J. Pitonyak, The Family Focus (FRUA), FALL 1999

"an honest journal of a devoted mother and her family." "good reading for pre-adopt and post-adopt families." -- Dr. Deb Schell-Frank,Adoption Today, May 1999

"describes both the troubling and wonderful times Daniela has brought to her family" -- Mary Montague Sikes, Daily Press newspaper October 21,1999

About the Author

Christina Goldstone traveled to Romania to adopt her daughter in March of 1991. An experienced non-fiction writer, she has received several awards for her work, including The Agnes L. Braganza Award for Non-fiction (Christopher Newport University, April, 1997) and a Chesapeake Wirters Conference award for non-fiction in 1996. Tina lives with her husband and two daughters in Gloucester, Virginia.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 200 pages
  • Publisher: Lakeshore Communications (May 1, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1893435113
  • ISBN-13: 978-1893435117
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,116,951 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended for adoptive parents..and others, May 8, 2001
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If you are about to adopt a child from Romania or any European area, I recommend you read this book beforehand. I am an adoptive parent and it was most helpful to know of the author's experiences and helped prepare us for the risks as well as the joys of adopting from overseas - such as delayed development of the children due to being raised in an orphanage, the difficulties in working with a child whose first language is not English, helping an orphanage child adapt to family life, etc. I wish there were more books out there which contain the personal experiences of adoptive parents, especially those who adopt older children (as we did).Otherwise, potential adoptive parents have to navigate through the maze of Web resources and links to find support and connection with others, especially if they live in small cities.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars honest and illuminating account, October 3, 1999
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Christina Goldstone's account of life with her Romanian-born daughter is an excellent account of the potential problems that children who have lived in orphanages may present. Prospective adoptive parents ought to read this book. Mrs. Goldstone's devotion and love for Daniela are inspiring and heartwarming. The only criticism I have of this book is that the book requires some good editing; spelling and grammatical errors abound. Still, the book's substance is what is truly important.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Still yearn for shared stories on our Romanian babies !, August 27, 2000
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I am happy to see this book. As a parent of an adopted (in March 1991) Romanian girl, I too, knew before I traveled, the effects of institutionalization on a child. I think that many parents do and did not. the book is a valuable tool for this purpose. It also shows the joy a child can have when loved and nurtured by parents willing to give what it takes !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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