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The Pumpkin Patch: A Single Woman's International Adoption Journey [Paperback]

Margaret L. Schwartz (Author)

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Paperback: 334 pages
Publisher: Chicago Spectrum Pr (June 30, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1583741186
ISBN-13: 978-1583741184
Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing book, October 4, 2005

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This review is from: The Pumpkin Patch: A Single Woman's International Adoption Journey (Paperback)

I am a single woman trying to decide whether I want to bring children into my life through adoption and I have read several books about adoption, but this is by far the best of the lot.

The author is amazingly candid and honest about her emotions and her experiences. I literally could not put the book down and read it all in one day. Her trip to Ukraine and the reality of dealing with two children at home really makes this a unique book.

I would wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone who is contemplating adoption. It is an incredible true-life story that anyone would enjoy and I now feel very comfortable with my deicision about having children.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful, Touching Foreign Adoption "Must Read", December 6, 2006

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The Pumpkin Patch is an insightful "how to" tool highlighting the financial and emotional hidden costs and practices of Ukrainian adoption as well as a touching and facinating true story of one single woman's journey to "instant" motherhood. This is a "must read" for anyone either contemplating adoption in the region or simply interested in sharing a modern woman's quest to find a family in order to fill an emptiness inside her that hard work, success, travel and other personal realtionships could not.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great read for anyone considering international adoption, May 2, 2006

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I am in the process of adopting a little girl from Guatemala and a friend recommended this book to me. It was wonderful to read about the author's experiences and to know that she had the same fears and anxieties that I have about bringing a child into my life. I would highly recommend this book to anyone considering an international adoption as well as to any single women considering adoption.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastisch mooi boek/ Amazing book
Wat een prachtig mooi boek. Wanneer je als alleenstaande het adoptieproces start, is dit echt een aanrader om te lezen.
What a lovely book. Read more

Published 14 months ago by Marisa

5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
This was a well written diary of Ms. Schwartz' adventure to the Ukraine to bring home her boys. As a waiting adoptive parent, I thoroughly enjoyed the ups and downs and realist... Read more

Published on August 20, 2009 by GMB

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book!
When I decided to adopt from Russia and I searched books on Amazon this one came up. I liked the fact that it was just a simple journal of another single, adopting mother. Read more

Published on August 7, 2009 by K. Scott

4.0 out of 5 stars very honest and informative
This was a real page turner for me. I felt like I could have been reading my own journal. I thought it was incredibly honest about the feelings and emotions as you go through... Read more

Published on July 13, 2009 by Denise10s

5.0 out of 5 stars The Pumpkin Patch A Single Woman's International Adoption Journey
I really enjoyed this book. The diary/journal format pulled me into the authors story and I found myself thinking about the book and wanting to get back to reading it each time I... Read more

Published on May 14, 2009 by Caroline McCall

4.0 out of 5 stars Heartfelt And Full Of Insights
The Pumpkin Patch: A Single Woman's International Adoption Journey is Margaret Schwartz's true account of her travels to Ukraine to adopt two boys from an orphanage there... Read more

Published on June 19, 2008 by R. Silva

5.0 out of 5 stars Information for decision-making and for setting expectations
This book called to me as I sought information as part of my decision making process on whether to adopt a child as a single-parent. Read more

Published on February 7, 2008 by Miss B

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting firsthand look into the experience
My husband & I are prospective international adoptive parents (also through Eastern Europe). As we go through the preparation, gathering paperwork, etc, it is helpful for us to... Read more

Published on January 16, 2008 by A. Peerman

2.0 out of 5 stars amateurish
It always strikes me that most memoirs about the adoption process feature the struggles of people who entered into the process blindly, innocently, and naively then were amazed at... Read more

Published on May 12, 2007 by Dr Dog

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating, whether you are adopting or not
I have so many friends who have or are in the process of adopting from out of the country, I found this book a really interesting peek into what they are going through. Read more

Published on December 5, 2006 by Nancy Collier

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