Wanting a child
By: edited and with an introduction by Jill Bialosky and Helen Schulman.
Contributors: Bialosky, Jill.; Schulman, Helen.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
Subjects: Parents -- United States -- Case studies.; Childlessness -- United States -- Psychological aspects -- Case studies.; Human reproductive technology -- United States -- Case studies.; Adoption -- United States -- Case studies.
Description: With humor, courage, pain, and joy, the writers in this collection of personal essays and fiction share the same dream - the wish for a child. Here they reveal their complicated but mostly successful journeys, whether they involve surrogacy, in vitro fertilization, pregnancy after multiple miscarriages, or adoption. Also included are inspiring accounts of families that defy the traditional definition, from homes with same-sex partners to those with single parents or stepparents.