In moving and candid prose, Rescuing Julia Twice tells Traster's foreign-adoption story, from dealing with the bleak landscape and inscrutable adoption handlers in Siberia, to her gradual realization that something was "not quite right" with her daughter, Julia. Traster describes how uncertainty turned to despair until she learned that Julia suffered from reactive attachment disorder, a serious condition associated with young children who have been neglected, abused, or orphaned in infancy. Lifting the veil of secrecy that too often surrounds parents struggling with attachment issues, Traster describes how with work, commitment, and acceptance, she and her husband have been able to close the gulf between them and their daughter, then concludes with practical advice, strategies, and resources for parents and caregivers.

About the Author

Tina Traster is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in scores of newspapers, magazines, and literary journals including the New York Times, New York Post, Time Out New York, the Daily Beast, Huffington Post, Family Circle, Parade, Audubon, and many more.

Melissa Fay Greene is the award-winning author of five books of nonfiction, including There Is No Me Without You, about the HIV/AIDS African orphan crisis, and No Biking in the House Without a Helmet, about raising her family. She and her husband are the parents of nine children: four by birth and five by adoption.

Reviews
"[N]othing short of stunning . This book will stay with you long after you close the cover." Lori Holden, author, The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption
"Many adoption memoirs detail the journey that brings parent and child together . . . and end with a loving, triumphant homecoming. Fewer follow the story years down the road, as parents and child knit themselves into a family. Traster holds nothing back in recounting that second journey, to truly become her child's mother." Eve Gilman, editor, Adoptive Families Magazine
"If you are an adoptive parent, don't miss this book." Jane Ballback, publisher and executive editor, Adoption Voices Magazine



Book Information
ISBN 9781613738283
Author Tina Traster
Format Paperback
Page Count 264
Imprint Chicago Review Press
Publisher Chicago Review Press
Weight(grams) 349g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 152mm * 15mm