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Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby

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A good resource for grieving family members and friends.
Good Book
solace in knowing you're not alone. or crazy.
Reommended Resource for Grieving Grandparents
Great book for bereaved parents

Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby
Deborah L. Davis
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A good resource for grieving family members and friends........2007-03-11

After the stillbirth of our first and only child, we bought or were given a raft of books relating to infant death and stillbirth. Of these, Empty Cradle is probably the best known.

I found it comprehensive and extremely focused on affirming the emotional journey of the parents. For me, it was perhaps a little bit too affirming. I found that in the end I preferred the more matter of fact tone in a book like A Silent Sorrow than the more emotional point of view in Empty Cradle. Still, it is one of the better books on the topic, and would be particularly valuable to people who are really struggling with what emotions they should be feeling at a time of loss.

I also really appreciated the comprehensive and categorized bibliography that Davis included with the book.

Good Book.......2007-02-04

This book has lots of good info in it. I read it following the passing of my 24 week olddaughter back in 2005.

solace in knowing you're not alone. or crazy........2007-01-06

i wish this book never needed to be written, and never needed to be read. but as tragic as it may be, babies do die, and parents do need to learn to live with it. if you are expecting any answers, you are looking in the wrong place. and if you do find the right place, please let me know. as far as i have learned, there are no answers. there is only an endless pain that we try to alleviate by sharing with each other, so that we do not feel too alone in this. and that's exactly what this book does. it helps you feel less alone. the garbled thoughts and feelings, the phantom pains and sounds, the guilt and the anger, the endless loss and the irrational fears. the fear that you are going insane. sadly, it is shared by all, and can thus be termed as "normal". whatever that is.

Reommended Resource for Grieving Grandparents.......2007-01-03

Davis gently offers information surrounding the concerns Mothers and Fathers have about the loss of their baby. Most importantly Davis gives accurate use of the term Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and the differences between this medical mystery and other infant deaths. It is a great resource for parents of adult children and grandparents because it gives insight into what the parents are going through, as well as it explains how to tell children about death. Grandparents will also learn how to support their children through the grief process, knowing we all go down this path of grief together, yet it is a uniquely personal journey.

Great book for bereaved parents.......2006-05-23

After our first son was stillborn at 34 weeks, I bought a lot of books hoping to find answers and feel less alone. This was one of the best. At the end of each chapter, there are key points to remember and it also gives suggestions for things you can do. It also makes you feel less "weird" for some of the things you would like to do. Though I wish no parent needed this book, it is a great book if you lost a baby.

An Empty Cradle, a Full Heart: Reflections for Mothers and Fathers After Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Infant Death

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3 months later, it still brings comfort
reflections with scripture
Still Helps me today
Pain and Healing
Short, helpful reflections for grieving parents.

An Empty Cradle, a Full Heart: Reflections for Mothers and Fathers After Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Infant Death
Christine O'Keeffe Lafser
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Nearly a million parents suffer a miscarriage or infant death each year. Theirs can be a lonely, quiet grief--with many emotions experienced but not easily expressed. This collection of more than a hundred short meditations beautifully interweaves the very real feelings of bereaved parents with Scripture passages that provide comfort, direction, and a sense of hope.

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3 months later, it still brings comfort.......2007-02-16

The reflections in this book are of the nature that they may bring comfort for a long time. Sometimes I read many of them, sometimes just one or two. Sometimes the reflections and Bible passages help me to grieve, sometimes they help me to rejoice that my son is with our Lord.

Of the 8 or 10 books I bought or was given after the death of our son, this is one of the two that I find the most helpful (the other being - When Hello Means Goodbye, which is more for right away).

reflections with scripture.......2005-12-11

This is a very good book to give comfort to the grieving after the loss of a pregnancy or baby. The agonized reflections of grieving parents are coupled with scriptural references (some from the Catholic bible). The pages of the bible have much comfort for the afflicted, and the references here are coupled beautifully with the reflections of parents who have suffered. This book offers hope, comfort and encouragement for the bereaved.

Still Helps me today.......2004-08-25

I lost my son 3 years ago and I can still open this book and find peace. I would buy this book for anyone who has lost their baby. The emotions felt are placed side by side with words of scripture. It is as if God is helping you through your emotions. My husband's Aunt got this for us right after our son died. It helped me then and it continues to help me now.

Pain and Healing.......2002-06-04

We have lost 3 babies in our family. Our dreams of great futures were gone with them. We were desperate to find comfort. This book is healing and helpful to ease the pain.
I am grateful that I discovered this book. I also recommend Write From Your Heart, A Healing Grief Journal.
It really is necessary to "work" through grief.
May you all find peace and comfort.

Short, helpful reflections for grieving parents........1998-12-08

As grieving parents, both my husband and I found these reflections very timely. It's the kind of book you can pick up and read for one minute or one hour, depending on your mood and current needs. It is definitely a Christian-based book...each reflection is followed by a scripture pertaining to the idea presented in the reflection. However, as non-Christians, we loved the stories themselves. They put so eloquently into words the many conflicting feelings we are having after the death of our son. I highly recommend this book to others who have suffered a similar loss.

When the Cradle Is Empty (Focus on the Family Presents.)

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I agree with some points....
Wonderful And Comforting
Useful Christian resource for infertility
When the Cradle is Empty-Answering Tough Questions about Infertility
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When the Cradle Is Empty (Focus on the Family Presents.)
John Van Regenmorter , Sylvia Van Regenmorter , John Van Regenmorter , and Sylvia Van Regenmorter
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Having a child is a cherished dream for most of us. But what happens when nothing happens--or a pregnancy ends in tragedy? Authors John and Sylvia Van Regenmorter share their own experience in When the Cradle Is Empty: Answering Tough Questions about Infertility. With wisdom, compassion, and sound biblical advice, this comprehensive guide helps couples explore their options, get the medical help they need, deal with pressures from family and friends, and protect their marriage.

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I agree with some points...........2006-03-06

I was expecting a little more from the book than what was offered. I felt as if I were being told how to feel rather than being comforted with words. Perhaps I mustn't be so senstive. Infertility is not an easy subjet to discuss and hurt feelings are bound to arise. I didn't seek medical help until my husband and I tried for three years. According to this book, that's a huge no-no and I was almost frightened that there might be absolutely no hope since we delayed our trip to the doctor.
Try to keep an open mind when reading this book.

Wonderful And Comforting.......2006-01-21

We received this book as a gift while dealing with our long infertility journey. It was such a blessing to have the compassion and reassurance this book provided during a time of our lives that was so hard and lonely (lonely because unless you have gone through it, you can't really understand it). After God blessed us with a child I passed this book on to another friend who was dealing with infertility as well. She was so pleased and relieved to get this book once she opened the pages and began to also receive it's reassurance and support.

Useful Christian resource for infertility.......2005-08-02

I was so pleased to finally be able to read this book. It was great to hear about infertility from both the husband's and wife's points of view. I felt like my struggles with infertility were validated and discovered that there are others feeling the same things as I do. This book does take a Christian perspective to infertility, which I appreciated. While the authors do give some perspective on assisted reproductive technologies, I would also recommend speaking with your pastor or spiritual advisor to find out what your church group thinks, as I have discovered it varies some between denominations. I appreciated all the great web links and other resources the authors outlined in the book as well. A read well worth it.

When the Cradle is Empty-Answering Tough Questions about Infertility.......2005-07-19

Nice to have both spouses experiences with infertility expressed.
I did not agree with everything written in the book regarding assisted reproductive technology. I believe the Catholic understanding of always keeping the unitive and procreative aspects of the marital union intact. The end never justifies the means. Other than that, I was encouraged by the book.

A Must Have.......2005-04-26

I was sceptical about buying another book to "help" me through my struggles with infertility, but once I began to read this book I wished that I had purchased it much earlier. This book gives advice as well as reason why you may be asking hard questions about what you are doing wrong in your life to have to go through this. Because of reading this book I am strongly considering starting a support group in my area. I am very thankful that I was able to take the time to read this book.

THE EMPTY CRADLE: How Falling Birthrates Threaten World Prosperity And What to Do About It

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Same old Eugenic fears
Best book on declining birthrates
Another perspective on the changing demographics of the world
Empty Logic
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THE EMPTY CRADLE: How Falling Birthrates Threaten World Prosperity And What to Do About It
Phillip Longman
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ASIN: 0465050506
Release Date: 2004-04-13

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A controversial argument that reduced fertility and global aging threaten world prosperity, jeopardize national economies, and will change our way of life for decades to come.

Overpopulation has long been a global concern. But between modern medicine and reduced fertility, world population may in fact be shrinking--and is almost certain to do so by the time today's children retire. The troubling implications for our economy and culture include:
* The possibility of a fundamentalist revival due to the decline of secular fertility
* The threat to the free market as the supply of workers and consumers declines
* The eventual collapse of the American health care system as inordinate expenses are incurred by an aging population.

Phillip Longman's uncompromisingly sensible solutions fly in the face of traditional ideas. State intervention is necessary, he argues, to combat the effects of an aging population. We must provide incentives for young families, and we cannot close our eyes and hope for the best as an entire generation approaches retirement age.

The Empty Cradle changes the terms of one of the most important environmental, economic, and social debates of our day.

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Same old Eugenic fears.......2007-02-21

Longman's book portraits old Eugenic fears in modern times, and even worst, some old Eugenic "solutions" for the "Depopulation problem". Longman should read about Eugenics history and learn all the damage it caused to humankind. He can start learning by reading "Demography and Degeneration: Eugenics and the Declining Birthrate in Twentieth-Century Britain" by Richard A. Soloway.

Best book on declining birthrates.......2007-02-15

Since at least the publication of Paul Ehrlich's The Population Bomb, it has been accepted wisdom that overpopulation is a global crisis which threatens the existence of civilization. Recently, however, birthrates have fallen dramatically all around the world. The rates have fallen so much that populations have begun to decline in some nations, such as Russia and Japan, and population decline faces most nations, unless the trends change.

A number of books have been written on this subject. Mark Steyn's America Alone dealis extensively with this issue, in Steyn's unique way. Ben Wattenberg's book Fewer is a very intelligent examination of the issue.

This book, however, is the best on the subject. Longman has simply thought harder about this issue than anyone else. He has a tremendous amount to say, both about the issue itself and its various implications.

Oddly, he deals more intelligently with the subject of religion than the other authors do. Longman is hostile to religion; he is a secular liberal. He is thus able to see what many others miss; strongly religious groups do NOT have falling birthrates. To Longman, this is a cause for tremendous concern. He sees a future in which Mormoms, evangelicals and other religious types take over the world through the simple fact that they still are having large families.

Another perspective on the changing demographics of the world.......2007-02-03

I was drawn to this book because I was writing an article on how fears about population decline affect society's views on the importance of individual women's rights. In other words, at many times throughout history, hysteria about national population decline has often led to a weakening of society's support of women's rights to equal education and job opportunities as many argued that a woman's #1 duty to the state was to produce healthy offspring to fuel the economy and strengthen the military. This book addresses this issue as well as the connection between population decline and the rise of reactionary governments (fascism) and xenophobia. As the author seems to be coming from a somewhat "progressive" perspective, he warns that it is currently the more religiously conservative groups/cultures/nations that continue to reproduce at high levels whereas the more modernized, educated segments of society are having fewer and fewer children. This is a source of concern for the author as he prophesies a possible return to religious fundamentalism and ultra-conservative governments throughout the world. In its discussion of these issues, I found the book useful and interesting. I also like the fact that the author doesn't simply say that women need to return to their roles as housewives and have lots of babies. Rather, he suggests government policies that will make it easier for educated, working women to have children. While such suggestions will not sit well with conservatives, I personally think this is a preferable alternative (women like myself simply are not interested in giving up our financial well-being, careers and personal interests to become full-time housewives). And of course, not many men are making enough money to support a wife and children anyway. Traditionalists need to wake up to this reality.

That said, I am a bit skeptical about some of the alarmist tendencies in this book. The biggest population decline is occurring in the industrialized nations. However, we consume a disproportionate share of the world's resources. There simply are not enough natural resources on the planet for everyone to live as well as we do. Also, future shortages in vital resources like water and oil are serious threats as they could lead to more armed conflict as nations try to secure their hold on these necessities. So, from an environmental perspective, I don't know that the future population decline is really such a dangerous thing.

This debate over population decline is a very controversial issue since it touches on hot button issues such as the reproductive rights of women (i.e., birth control and abortion), immigration (fears that immigrant populations will surpass the "white" populations of the industrialized world), and environmental destruction. So, Mr. Longman could not have possibly suggested solutions that would please a vast segment of his potential readers. For one perspective on the situation, however, it is worth reading.

Empty Logic.......2006-06-02

There are good books on demographics and the depopulation crisis that is fast approaching, but this is not one of them. The author, Phillip Longman, ignores the obvious causes of depopulation while at the same suggesting solutions which, at best, can only be temporary fixes.

He admits that abortion was legalized as a means to control American fertility by eliminating the "physically and mentally defective" (in the words of Margaret Sanger), which included epileptics (like myself), blind, deaf, orphans, as well as the poor and the homeless. (p. 161). In this way, there would be less cradle competition against the wealthier, more educated and more "perfect" classes who were having fewer births. He admits that this policy's extreme was the fascism of Hitler, but in typical academic fashion, refuses even to question the sacred cow of abortion, now admittedly cast in the language of individual rights in order to make the murder of the unborn more palatable to the American people, and which was forced upon a largely unwilling public by the U.S. Supreme Court judging by the laws in over 40 of the states at the time. It's okay to have a policy banning junk food in schools (p. 187). That is "pro-natal", but banning abortions which would save the lives of millions of babies can't be done. Banning abortion would be considered the "Taliban solution" (p. 87). The obvious initial question is why can junk food consumption be regulated and not abortion?

He suggests legalizing gay marriage (p. 175), but fails to address the negative evidence in the Scandinavian countries where gay marriage has already been legalized with the consequences that fertility rates have failed to recover and marriage itself is declining even more precipitously, leading to a less stable environment in which to bear and raise children.

Longman discusses the reemergence of so-called "Victorian values" such as thrift and temperance. Longman is apparently unaware that temperance [...] has been considered a human value going all the way back to the Greeks, notably Plato and Aristotle, and later by the Jews, Romans and then Christians. This wasn't something that suddenly emerged in Victorian England and America. Temperance has been considered one of the four cardinal virtues for nearly the entirety of Western civilization, which is not to say that this virtue - and others - has always been practiced.

The economic reasoning is also off. For example, we are told we should make the comparison of a son's income against his father's current income. Never mind that the father has twice as much experience as the son and perhaps more education. This is no comparison at all, since it compares apples and oranges. By the time the son becomes the father's age, he will likely have the same or more education and be making as much or more in wages. If he applies himself.

I could go on, but the problems and logical inconsistencies in this book are too numerous to mention. In addition, the book suffers from the usual blatant and obvious bias against people of religious faith and practice, who are lumped in with the "uneducated." Nothing could be further from the truth.

Response to Anders Tronsen.......2006-06-01

Given the nature of the medium in which we are writing, W. Hinkley cannot be faulted for not providing an exhaustive treatment of the "issues" that you raised. Yet the issues you've given us--war, famine, natural causes--and YOUR failure to address them indicates your own duplicity.

The book in question deals with the falling birth rate in European countries, principally the wealthy ones. Your accusation against Hinkley beg the questions: Does "war, famine, natural causes" (health?) figure prominantly in the consciousness of the liberal bourgeois class of the average American? In other words, are they a part of the daily "reality" of the average American? Or are these merely modish affectations masquerading under the umbrella term "social justice"?

Your posting merely highlights the reluctance of academics to address this crucial issue.

Here in Canada for instance, 2.5 million innocents have been executed by the state since 1970. While "War, famine, natural causes" remain under the moral firmanent of fund raisers and academics.

Now if we were to include the children lost through artifical contraceptives, the number would be enormous. But this is, of course, another "sacred cow" not to be discussed.

The Empty Cradle: Infertility in America from Colonial Times to the Present (The Henry E. Sigerist Series in the History of Medicine)

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The Empty Cradle: Infertility in America from Colonial Times to the Present (The Henry E. Sigerist Series in the History of Medicine)
Margaret Marsh , and Wanda Ronner
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Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 1996"[Marsh and Ronner make for] a highly successful combination in which faultless clinical detail and a broad social and cultural approach are seamlessly woven to produce a very impressive and beautifully written historical work of the first importance." -- Irvine Louden, Journal of the Social History of Medicine

In The Empty Cradle, Margaret Marsh and Wanda Ronner delve into the origins of the many misconceptions surrounding infertility as they explore how medical and cultural beliefs emerged throughout its controversial history. Drawing on a wide variety of sources -- including intimate diaries and letters, patient records, memoirs, medical literature, and popular magazines -- The Empty Cradle investigates the social, cultural, scientific, and medical dimensions of infertility over the past three hundred years.

Marsh and Ronner explore reactions -- among both physicians and husbands -- to the emerging scientific evidence that infertility was a condition for which men and women bear equal responsibility. The book concludes that infertility is still a subject affected by myth and misunderstanding. A lively and compelling history of a complex medical and cultural phenomenon, The Empty Cradle brings a valuable perspective to current debates about how we should think about and address the experience of infertility in our own time.

"Marsh and Ronner have sought to go beyond the published medical literature to disclose the voices of those most affected by the physiological and cultural condition of infertility... they have restored to the historical record the anguish and the hopes of women who experienced infertility." -- Rima D. Apple, American Historical Review

"The book's lucid explanations of medical terms and procedures will allow me to recommend it to my infertility patients. I plan to do so, trusting that it will give them a new perspective on their predicament. Knowing that it provided me a new perspective on both infertility and the practice of gynecology, I will also assign it an honored place in my medical library." -- Janet E. Shepherd, M.D., Journal of the American Medical Association

" The Empty Cradle demonstrates the profound impact of politics as well as culture on the development of medical practice. It is an excellent model for future scholarship on the complex relationship between science and society." -- Elaine Tyler May, Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences

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EXCELLENT BOOK
Very disappointed in this one
Not believable.
Karen Harper is in great form with this suspense thriller

Empty Cradle
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Determined to conceive a baby she so passionately wants, a widowed TV anchorwoman turns to a fertility clinic for help. Located in scenic New Mexico, and run by a charismatic husband-and-wife team, the Santa Fe Evergreen Clinic seems to be the answer to her prayers. But all is not right here...and when she stumbles on the truth about this isolated facility, the scandal could rock the industry - and put her own life at risk!

* Over 750,000 Signet copies of Karen Harper's books in print!
* Karen Harper won the 1994 Romantic Times Award for Best Historical Novel for Wings of Morning
* Both her novel River of Sky and her short story fromA Country Christmas were serialized in Good Housekeeping

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EXCELLENT BOOK.......2007-01-09

GOOD STORY. DID NOT EXPECT THE ENDING AT ALL! AUTHOR HAS A GREAT WAY OF DRAWING IN THE READER.

Very disappointed in this one.......2006-08-06

I honestly had to force myself to read this book just so I could give an honest review. It was no where near up to Karen Harper's standards for Romantic Suspense. In fact, I wouldn't even classify this novel as having much of any romance.

As another reader wrote in their review, this was just a little unbelievable. Sometimes that is alright, because it makes for an interesting read. However, it wasn't the story line itself that bothered me about this book, but that here is a woman that wants a baby so desperately, and yet she doesn't slow down even once. Not after the doctors have told her to for the babies sake, and not even when she has already lost two other babies and this is her last chance. It just really bothers me when authors write about characters that are so pig headed that they don't think the police can do as good a job investigating as they can on their own.

Maybe I am being too negative, but I would rather give readers an honest opinion, rather than misleading them into buying the book and then being disappointed. Empty Cradle starts out slow, with very little excitement to pull the reader along. It is overly discriptive in parts that have nothing to do with the story line. Rather than adding useless information into a book to fill the pages, I would rather read a short story that is filled with suspense and emotion that leaves you wanting more.

Is it worth buying?
Obviously, I don't believe so. I bought this book on sale and am still feeling like I got ripped off. Sorry for being so blunt, but I just wouldn't want other readers to make the same mistake I have. Read it for yourself though and form your own decision, just check it out from the library if you can.

Not believable........1998-06-26

I usually enjoy Karen Harper's books, but this time in EMPTY CRADLE she stretched credibility too much. First, the reason Alexis wanted to become pregnant was too far fetched. Then, as fragile as the pregnancy was supposed to be, Alexis was practically a G.I. Jane with all her heroics. Also,the relationship with her mother and with Nick were not too believable either. Admittedly I read and read until I finished the book, but I enjoyed DARK ROAD HOME a whole lot more and BLACK ORCHID was terrific.

Karen Harper is in great form with this suspense thriller.......1998-02-22

Just before Geoff McCall died during the Gulf War, he had some of his sperm frozen so in case something tragic happened to him, his beloved spouse Alexis could still have the child they always wanted. Alexis, a TV anchorwoman, turns to the Santa Fe Evergreen Clinic for help.

The clinic, run by Doctors Nathan and Jasmine Stanhope, are on the cutting edge of fertility research. Initially, Alexis is elated with what the charismatic medical duo tells her. However, after becoming pregnant, she begins to see a nightmarish side to the clinic. She turns to nearby art dealer, Nick Destin, who she once did a TV piece on, for help. As their feelings for each other grows, so does the danger. Someone(s) wants to insure that the deepest skeletons of the New Mexico fertility clinic remains buried in the sands.

Karen Harper is one of the more dependable writers of romantic suspense in the nineties as her books are always top rate. Her current novel will please the fans of the genre as the lead protagonists are wonderful and very believable, The story line is fast-paced and loaded with suspense, especially having a vulnerable pregnant woman struggling against a highly regarded medical institution. EMPTY CRADLE is a fulfilling terrifying yet romantic tale.

Harriet Klausner

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Shocking
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel
The Memory Keeper's Daughter

ASIN: 055214164X
Release Date: 1996-08-01

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In 1986 Margaret Humphreys, a Nottingham social worker, investigated the case of a woman who claimed that, at the age of four, she had been put on a boat to Australia by the British government. Margaret Humphreys soon discovered that as many as 150,000 children had in fact been deported from children's homes in Britian and shipped off to a "new life" in distant parts of the Empire—the last as recently as 1967. For numerous children it was to be a life of horrendous physical and sexual abuse in institutions in Western Australia and elsewhere. Margaret Humphreys reveals how she gradually unravelled this shocking secret, how she became drawn into the lives of some of these innocent and unwilling exiles, and how it became her mission to reunite them with their families.

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Shocking.......2006-03-02

This amazing book tells the unbelievable story of the british children deported from children's homes and shipped off to Australia and elsewhere without their families' knoweledge or consent.Their harrowing and incredible stories deeply
touched me - this book angered me and moved me to tears. How could anyone physically and sexually abuse these innocent, helpless children and get away with it for so long ? Everyone should read this book, for it is enlightening, moving and well-written too.

Empty Cradles.......2003-02-09

I can not believe something so awful could happen to so many children. I could not put the book down, cried from cover to cover. My blood ran cold with the horror stories.
I am grateful that Margaret Humphreys found out about this and did all that she did, God Bless her. May her work still go on and be successful.

empty cradles.......2002-04-30

i just could not put the book down,it took me just over 24hrs to read from start to finish.iwent through every emotion whilst reading the book ,tears were shead,anger ran through meand admeration for all the staff and margaret humphreys.
the emotional roller coaster that she was on and the strenth she and her family showed was amazing.
how she managed to stay sain during it all,and to help so many families and befreind them allis trually amazing.margaret is a fighter ,afighter for truth and for justice.

a truly remarkable book.

Lost Children.......2002-02-06

Margaret Humphreys with her book "Empty Cradles" bravely took on the plight of the Lost Children, those poor souls shipped from the overcrowded orphanages of Britain to all parts of the then British Empire. My own destination was Australia.

Margaret, undaunted by possible repercussions from the collusion of the governments involved, tells our story with heartbreaking compassion. Thanks to her tremendous efforts, some of us now will meet family we never knew we had.

For all who are concerned with humanity, with simple human dignity, this book should not be omitted from your reading list.

It could be one of your family she wrote about.......2000-04-12

This is the kind of book that really makes you wonder:What kind of world is this that we live in that your child can be shipped off to another place and you never see them again? This is a shocking insight into the way the countries involved can lie and cover up something as hugh as this.What gives the 'powers that be' the right to take young children away from their families and take them to another country and basically dump them there? Image a child being taken away and told that their parents were dead or they were no longer wanted.Few of these children ever saw their families again.In fact very few of them even knew they still had families anymore.Masses of these children suffered at the hands of their new 'parents'.Abuse was rife,hard physical labour,backbreaking work for hour after hour,tiny rations of food and beatings seem to have been common for thousands of these children. The author discovers one day by chance of this appaling situation and the more she researches the case,the more she finds that it was NOT only a few children but many.We're talking thousands of youngsters packed off to a strange country and left there. What will really make your blood run cold is the fact that the government knew all along what had happened and still they tried to cover it up!Even when they knew the game was up they still kept on denying. Image if this was your family or you are one of these children we are talking about.Don't you think you have the right to speak up for yourself? The author has opened up a huge can of worms and best of all she has exposed the lies and coverups of what is likely to be one of the biggest darkest secrets ever kept,until now. You may not like this review,it doesn't reach even the worst of this tragedy but it did happen and for all we know,it may still be happening. Read for yourself and see what I mean. Let's hope that this sort of thing never happens again.

The Empty Cradle of Democracy: Sex, Abortion, and Nationalism in Modern Greece

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The Empty Cradle of Democracy: Sex, Abortion, and Nationalism in Modern Greece
Alexandra Halkias , and Alexandra Halkias
Manufacturer: Duke University Press
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ASIN: 0822333236

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During the 1990s, Greece had a very high rate of abortion at the same time that its low birth rate was considered a national crisis. The Empty Cradle of Democracy explores this paradox. Alexandra Halkias shows that despite Greek Orthodox beliefs that abortion is murder, many Greek women view it as “natural” and consider birth control methods invasive. The formal public-sphere view is that women destroy the body of the nation by aborting future citizens. Scrutiny of these conflicting cultural beliefs enables Halkias’s incisive critique of the cornerstones of modern liberal democracy, including the autonomous “individual” subject and a polity external to the private sphere. The Empty Cradle of Democracy examines the complex relationship between nationalism and gender and re-theorizes late modernity and violence by exploring Greek representations of human agency, the fetus, national identity, eroticism, and the divine.

Halkias’s analysis combines telling fragments of contemporary Athenian culture, Greek history, media coverage of abortion and the declining birth rate, and fieldwork in Athens at an obstetrics/gynecology clinic and a family-planning center. Halkias conducted in-depth interviews with one hundred and twenty women who had had two or more abortions and observed more than four hundred gynecological exams at a state family-planning center. She reveals how intimate decisions and the public preoccupation with the low birth rate connect to nationalist ideas of race, religion, freedom, resistance, and the fraught encounter between modernity and tradition. The Empty Cradle of Democracy is a startling examination of how assumptions underlying liberal democracy are betrayed while the nation permeates the body and understandings of gender and sexuality complicate the nation-building projects of late modernity.

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How to Get From Cradle to Empty Nest

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ASIN: 0962448273

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Christianity's empty cradle? Relentless pressures drive Christians from the Middle East.(Essay)(Cover Story): An article from: National Catholic Reporter

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Christianity's empty cradle? Relentless pressures drive Christians from the Middle East.(Essay)(Cover Story): An article from: National Catholic Reporter
Drew Christiansen
Manufacturer: National Catholic Reporter
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from National Catholic Reporter, published by National Catholic Reporter on March 4, 2005. The length of the article is 4051 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Christianity's empty cradle? Relentless pressures drive Christians from the Middle East.(Essay)(Cover Story)
Author: Drew Christiansen
Publication: National Catholic Reporter (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 4, 2005
Publisher: National Catholic Reporter
Volume: 41 Issue: 18 Page: 11(4)

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