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A review by maralyons
We Were Once a Family:A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America by Roxanna Asgarian, Roxanna Asgarian
5.0
We Were Once A Family is an eye-opening book that documents the lives of the six children killed at the hands of two women in Oregon in 2018. It is a fast read, with lots of background information about the foster care system in the US and its many faults, shortcomings, and sometimes deep corruption. It is a searing indictment of the system and how it penalizes the poor.
It focuses on families whose children are taken away instead of the adoptive families we tend to hear most about. I expected to feel heartbroken from this book, but did not anticipate how angry I would feel. The children of too many families are taken away and the government fails to adequately help families. Though what happens to children may have changed, cruelty inherent in the public systems remain. I listened to the audiobook, which was perfectly narrated by Suehyla El-Attar.
Thank you, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, and Macmillan Audio for providing this ebook and audiobook ARC.
It focuses on families whose children are taken away instead of the adoptive families we tend to hear most about. I expected to feel heartbroken from this book, but did not anticipate how angry I would feel. The children of too many families are taken away and the government fails to adequately help families. Though what happens to children may have changed, cruelty inherent in the public systems remain. I listened to the audiobook, which was perfectly narrated by Suehyla El-Attar.
Thank you, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, and Macmillan Audio for providing this ebook and audiobook ARC.