Waiting to Forget by Margaret Moorman
Described in the New York Times Book Review as "uniquely enlightening," Waiting to Forget is a mother's story of coming to terms with the child she gave up for adoption over thirty years ago. In 1965 Margaret Moorman was unmarried, pregnant, and still in high school. Forced by societal pressures to give her baby up, she suffered emotional trauma both before and for years after the birth. At forty, she gave birth to a daughter and found herself terrified by the possibility of losing her younger child, a fear she can now trace back to her uncertain decision to give up her son. Moorman discusses both her own complicated feelings of loss and motherhood and the issue of adoption from the often overlooked point of view of a birth parent.
"[A] hauntingly evocative memoir" -- Elle
"For birth mothers of adopted children, Waiting to Forget will be a revelation and a comfort." -- New York Times Book Review
"For birth mothers of adopted children, Waiting to Forget will be a revelation and a comfort." -- New York Times Book Review
Margaret Moorman is the author of Waiting to Forget. She lives in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393317831 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393317838 |
| Title | Waiting to Forget |
| Author | Margaret Moorman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 1998-07-02 |
| Number of pages | 218 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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