June 2nd, 2005
Alexandria & Roberto
The Sound of Hope
| A True Story of an Adoptee's Quest for Her Origins |
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“The day I realized I had two mothers, I was cut in half. One
mother had had me in her belly and brought me to the special
nursery, while this mother I called Mommy took me home from
the nursery to live. One half of myself resided here with my
family, and the other half was lost, lost to a shadowy woman
floating somewhere out there in the world… ”
So begins the compelling adoption memoir of Anne
Bauer, born out of wedlock, surrendered to a Catholic
adoption agency at just ten days old and placed into a
turbulent Irish family. Anne’s household is filled with a
hot-tempered father obsessed with cleanliness, an
emotionally distant mother who worked nights and
spent her days sleeping and secrets at every corner
concerning her origins. Yet, Anne never wavers in her
devotion to her family nor her desire to unravel the
mysteries surrounding her own beginnings.
Anne, at age twenty-two, finally set out to find her
original family against dogged opposition from her
family, her fiancé and the legal system which sealed all
of Anne’s records. The Sound of Hope is a realistic
journey into the hidden side of adoption that is deeply
moving as it is sorrowful. The complex reactions to a
long-delayed reunion, as well as the emotional fallout
experienced by everyone in the adoption triangle will
haunt you long after the last page is turned. This
adoption story is a must read for everyone who wants
an inside view into what its really like being adopted.
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| Buy The Book Click here for online retailers: barnesandnoble.com amazon.com iUniverse Local Retailers: BOOKENDS, Ridgewood, NJ ISBN: 978-0-5955-2030-5 (paperback) ISBN: 978-0-5955-0936-2 (hardcover) Also available in E-Book The Sound of Hope has earned Editor's Choice & Rising Star Designation & is a Memoir/Autobiography Finalist for the2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. |
"I found this story to be fascinating..." -BookReview.com
“…an emotionally captivating autobiography…" -RebeccasReads
"...Her story is unforgettable." -Kathleen Daley for the Star-Ledger
"Bauer is able to skillfully engage the reader in her emotionally gripping story..."
-Foreword Clarion Reviews
“…an emotionally captivating autobiography…" -RebeccasReads
"...Her story is unforgettable." -Kathleen Daley for the Star-Ledger
"Bauer is able to skillfully engage the reader in her emotionally gripping story..."
-Foreword Clarion Reviews
"My story wasn't supposed to be told. I was expected to just pretend
that I didn't have a past or a beginning, that I appeared out of nowhere
and became my parent's daughter...You see, I'm adopted." -Anne Bauer
that I didn't have a past or a beginning, that I appeared out of nowhere
and became my parent's daughter...You see, I'm adopted." -Anne Bauer