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Anne of Green Gables, My Daughter & Me: A Review

(Lorilee Craker is a multiply-published author and freelance journalist. Her work has been featured in Peoplethe Wall Street Journaland many more places. Lorilee has written upwards of a dozen books including “Through the Storm” with Lynne Spears (mother to Britney). Thank you to Family Christian for providing me with the privilege of reading this book and presenting an honest review!)

“Adoption. She tasted the word in her mouth” ~from Anne of Green Gables, My Daughter & Me: What My Favorite Book Taught Me about Grace, Belonging & the Orphan in Us All by Lorilee Craker

In the memoir Anne of Green Gables, My Daughter & Me: What My Favorite Book Taught Me about Grace, Belonging & the Orphan in Us All, author Lorilee Craker invites us on a delightful journey into the world of adoption through the twists and turns of her own adoption story, her heartwarming journey adopting her sweet daughter, and Anne Shirley’s own adoption adventure.  Lorilee artfully guides us through the three journeys that take place in very different times, circumstances, and places, and weaves them together. Continue Reading