In the Year of the Ox [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Hannah Amgott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 21, 2004

In the Year of the Ox details a personal quest that began with Hannah Amgott’s diagnosis of early menopause at age 35 and ends with the adoption of her daughter in China twelve years later.

Product Details

• Paperback: 132 pages
• Publisher: Pearl Street Publishing; illustrated edition edition (June 21, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972268847
• ISBN-13: 978-0972268844
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,120,278 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars International adoption...plus a lot more, December 20, 2004

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"The road to adoption in China begins with abandonment," Hannah Amgott writes. "Those Chinese infants who survive and are adopted internationally have an abiding need for a sense of history, belonging, and grounding. Throughout the writing of my book, I had one aim in mind: to craft something lasting and meaningful as a legacy for my daughter." She describes IN THE YEAR OF THE OX as a tale of "love, hope, survival, and the evolution of an adoptive mother."

Through this insightful collection of journal entries, letters, and poetry, Hannah Amgott conveys the scope and impact of milestones and emotions experienced over a twelve-year Chinese zodiac cycle, a cycle that celebrates obstacles overcome, triumphs achieved, and the influences of varied people and experiences along the way.

This inspiring memoir is brief and amazing. It's also a collectible, with stunning original cover art from New York artist Richard Lang Chandler. IN THE YEAR OF THE OX is a true gift for anyone who's enduring the trials and tribulations of infertility, cancer treatments, or adoption. I highly recommend it!