00000cam a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217613906191 Buklod 20211116100807.0 a r |||| u| ta 211116s2012 xx d r |||| u| 97814551610949 (iLib)UPD-00531971835 DLC DCAL rda eng chi DMLUC HQ 759 X56 2012 Xinran 1958- Niang eng. Message from an unknown Chinese mother stories of loss and love Xinran ; translated from Chinese by Nicky Harman. 1st edition. New York Scribner 2012. xxvii, 239 pages 21 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Translation from the Chinese. A book written for adopted daughters -- The first mother I met who had lost her daughter -- The mothers of girls are all heartsick -- The midwife's story -- The dishwasher who twice tried to kill herself -- Extra-birth guerrilla troops: a father on the run -- Red Mary of the orphanage -- The mother who still waits in the U.S.A. -- A morality tale for our times -- Bonds of love: stones and leaves -- Little Snow, where are you? -- Two letters from the heart -- More letters from adoptive mothers -- Chinese adoption laws -- Suicide among women -- The 18 wonders of Chengdu -- Support the mother's Bridge of Love for Chinese Children. Xinran tells of her experiences and travails as a mother and her observation of other women as mothers. KAL-4026, donated by Prof. Thomas David F. Chavez. Mothers China Biography. Mothers China Social conditions 20th century. Mothers China Social conditions 21st century. Mothers and daughters China. Motherhood China. Children China. Family policy China. Family size China. Loss (Psychology) China Social conditions 1976-2000. Harman, Nicky translator. FO UPD DCAL HQ 759 X56 2012 Book