The Price of Children: Stolen Lives in a Land Without Choice by Maria Laurino Pa

Description: The Price of Children by Maria Laurino Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description The Vatican adoption scandal seen on 60 Minutes. "I was spellbound . . . one of the best books Ive recently read" --Elizabeth Strout, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge. A powerful church. An acquiescent government. In The Price of Children, investigative journalist Maria Laurino details the shocking story of mothers and children deceived and exploited as directed by the highest levels of the Vatican. Between 1950 and 1970, the Vatican and the American Catholic Church sent nearly four thousand Italian children to the United States for adoption into "good" Catholic homes. With the religious stigma of unwed motherhood turning families against daughters and a Church and State wanting "illegitimate" children sent abroad, mothers were lied to, given forms to sign that they didnt understand, or even told their baby had died, all to further supply this international adoption pipeline. Maria Laurino uncovers archival correspondence among priests who ran this program; provides testimonies from birth mothers and their adopted children; and with passion and insight, considers how the intersection of Catholicism, women, sex, and sin shaped private lives. The Price of Children is a moving and brilliant account about the tenacity of people searching for their origins and trying to answer long-buried questions. It is a chilling lesson for post-Dobbs America as the author describes the danger of a powerful church and acquiescent government dictating the shape of a womans life. "I could not put this book down. An amazing read. Laurino eloquently unfolds the nefarious history of the Italian war adoptions in a manner that is entirely readable and clear as a bell, her research precise and well rendered." --Elizabeth Strout, Pulitzer Prize-winning author "An extraordinary work of investigative journalism." --Corriere della Sera "By shedding light on the mistreatment suffered by single mothers of that time, [The Price of Children] invites all women to defend those civil rights which, today, are questioned in many parts of the world." --Vanity Fair Italia "[An] astonishing investigative work. . . . Maria Laurinos painful, very rich and very human book. . . . Helps us ask fundamental questions about the present and the future." --Doppiozero Author Biography Maria Laurino is the author of the national bestselling memoir Were You Always an Italian?, an exploration of how stereotypes and class prejudice influenced Italian American identity; the memoir Old World Daughter, New World Mother, a meditation on contemporary feminism; and The Italian Americans, a companion book to the PBS documentary. A former staff writer for the Village Voice, Laurinos work has appeared in numerous publications including the New York Times, Washington Post, the New Republic, and Salon; her essays have been widely anthologized including in the Norton Reader. marialaurino.com Details ISBN 1504099230 ISBN-13 9781504099233 Title The Price of Children Author Maria Laurino Format Paperback Year 2024 Pages 324 Publisher Open Road Media GE_Item_ID:162602812; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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