| Maureen Linse-Adras uses a carnival metaphor to | | | | emphasizes what these struggles have taught her, |
| express her roller coaster ride through endometriosis, | | | | and what she would have done differently had her |
| infertility, and the adoption process. Her upbeat | | | | knowledge been more complete in the beginning. |
| attitude and subtle humor pervades this book, giving | | | | As an adult adoptee, I found her description of the |
| the reader hope along with the example of her | | | | adoption process quite interesting. She gives a rare |
| personal story. | | | | look into the intense scrutiny that adoptive parents |
| Her writing is entertaining as well as educational, and I | | | | are put through (and includes several of the forms |
| found the combination pulled me through the | | | | that were part of the process) and comments upon |
| chapters. She gave me a greater understanding of | | | | the "kid-glove" treatment of the birth mothers who |
| her struggles to keep an emotional balance during | | | | considered her as a prospective parent. |
| hormonal treatments, painful surgeries, and infertility. | | | | I would recommend this book as a guide for those |
| My favorite part of this book can be summed up in | | | | who are dealing with endometriosis and infertility. She |
| the first sentence: "This story has a happy ending." | | | | offers a good look at what could be in store for |
| Although she struggled through many surgeries, | | | | woman dealing with these issues, and keeps the tone |
| heartbreaking trials with infertility drugs, and | | | | positive, offering hope to those whose stories have |
| rejections during the adoption process, she | | | | not gotten to the happy ending yet. |