Customer Reviews

The Nanchang Diary: The Adoption of Victoria Santina Huang He Ping Tartivita

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This book is fantastic, and a must have for anyone who has ever been involved with the adoption of a child (or) a fan of Non-Fiction.

Tartivita (the author) is masterful with his clever combination of facts and emotions. His frequent injections of classy humor make the book impossible to put down.

After reading this book, I wrote the author directly, and asked him if he would sign my copy. I couldn't believe it. He responded quickly, and was exceptionally cordial. A true class act!

Although I never give books as a gift to any friends or family, this masterpiece changed my philosophy on book-giving. I'm giving this book to many friends and family, and highly recommend!!!!!

Carmello Tartivita you are a genius!!!! I'll stand in line for his next book, and hope it's out soon!!

I have read many accounts of international adoption, and this is by far the best! Carmen accurately recounts his steps in China, with his wife, Trish, during their journey to adopt little Victoria. This is a funny, accurate, heart-rending tale in which the heroes (the Tartavita family) actually WIN!! I would recommend this story to any one, especially one from a family considering an adoption from China!

I loved this book! It is a must read for anyone going through the adoption process or thinking about it. I have shared this book with several friends and they all enjoyed it.

This book really touched my heart and is a must have for anyone who has ever thought about adopting. There were times when I laughed out loud and times when I cried. The author did an excellent job of revealing the adoption process and emotions he felt.

I have already recommended this book to several friends and relatives.

The content of this book is probably ok. I was really disapointed with it as I have been to Nanchang and was really looking forward to someone elses experience of the city and of course their adoption process. The problem I have with it is that it is very badly written. I realise that being a writer is not this guys job but how it was printed like this is beyond me. I can get over grammatical mistakes and bad punctuation to a point. This book is written so badly that at times it is very difficult to get the meaning of sentances. The author changes tenses mid paragraph while talking about the same moment of time. Two stars for effort and putting the story down on paper.