5/26/2023 0 Comments Mary by janis cooke newman![]() ![]() ![]() American families adopt more children from Russia than any other country. Four months later, they were caught up in Moscow's social and political unrest, desperately trying to get that child out of the country. Newman and her husband chose their son, originally named for the Russian word for snow because he was born in the winter, from a videotape of Russian orphans. THE RUSSIAN WORD FOR SNOW is Janis Cooke Newman's enchanting, funny and perceptive account of her emotional journey toward motherhood, from Newman's efforts to become pregnant, to her first visit with the child who would become her son, to the upheaval of Russia's first democratic election. ![]() From the publisher: "Honest, humorous and insightful - a story of adoption set against the turmoil of Russian politics. Bound in the original black boards, with shiny silver lettering on the spine. "First Edition, March 2001" is so stated, with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped (22.95). A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. ![]()
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