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The waiting, the true story of a lost child, a lifetime of longing, and a miracle for a mother who never gave up, Cathy LaGrow, with Cindy Coloma

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The waiting, the true story of a lost child, a lifetime of longing, and a miracle for a mother who never gave up, Cathy LaGrow, with Cindy Coloma

Language

eng

resource.biographical

collective biography

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The waiting

Oclc number

866937675

Responsibility statement

Cathy LaGrow, with Cindy Coloma

Sub title

the true story of a lost child, a lifetime of longing, and a miracle for a mother who never gave up

Summary

In 1928, 16-year-old Minka was on a picnic in the woods when she was assaulted and raped. Suddenly this innocent farm girl -- who still thought the stork brought babies -- was pregnant. The baby was secretly born, named Betty Jane, and given up for adoption. For decades, Minka wrote letters trying to get news of her daughter; she kept loving and praying for her, even though she never dared believe they would meet again. Until nearly eighty years later, when Minka whispered a secret, impossible prayer for the first time... Unbeknownst to Minka, that very same day, a judge was releasing the sealed adoption records to her 77-year-old daughter. And soon, Minka's phone would ring

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