I Wish for You a Beautiful Life: Letters from the Korean Birth Mothers of Ae Ran Won to Their Children

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Summary: Moving stories of mothers needing to place their children...
Review: You often wonder how people can 'give up' a beautiful child. This book has numerous letters from mothers who struggled with the decision to place their child, out of true love placed their child, and then suffered from the guilt of placing their child. There are truly some very moving letters in this book. You can just feel the level of guilt in these mother for 'abandoning' their children and sending them around the world. To really appreciate the mothers choices you really also need to read 'The Koreans'. This book explains the Korean Confucian culture and it helps you understand why these mothers did what they did. Happy reading.