Mei Mei?Little Sister: Portraits from a Chinese Orphanage | 
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| Author: Richard Bowen
Creators: Karin Evans, Amy Tan
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 405631
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 8.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0811847349
Dewey Decimal Number: 779.25092
EAN: 9780811847346
ASIN: 0811847349
Publication Date: July 21, 2005
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Condition: Brand new book - May have a remainder mark.
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Product Description
The Chinese believe an unseen red thread joins those in this life who are destined to connect. For photographer Richard Bowen, that thread led him to China's state-run welfare institutions, where there are thousands of children, primarily girls, growing up without families to take care of them. Mei Mei presents a poignant glimpse of just a few of these remarkable children. Composed against neutral backgrounds, these portraits capture the girls inner lives, away from their often bleak surroundings. The images show an almost endless range of expressions: small faces filled with longing and hope, joy and sadness, humor and mischief, defiance and despair. Through the camera's eye these young children are no longer orphans, but individuals whose personalities are as vital, distinct, and beautiful as any mother's child. When that unique human being comes into focus, the connection is made and the red thread becomes visible. And once seen, the bond can never be broken.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Beautiful book June 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We enjoyed the pictures of the girls. Glad that it was done in black and white. There are so many faces and expressions in the book - but its very hard to tell what they are truely thinking. We too have a "little sister" who's still in an orphanage in China. It would be a good book for those daughters that have already been found to have a book of portraits of their mei mei's who are still waiting for their forever families to find and come for them.
 Touching June 8, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book touches my soul every time I open it. I have adopted two girls from China and I see their reflections on every page.
Wonderful book! January 25, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
We are in the process of adopting a baby from China, and this book just made my heart break. The images are so beautiful, and the children are so precious! In my mind, they seem to be simply be waiting... We can't wait to give one of them a home.
 Heartbreaking January 6, 2007
4 out of 10 found this review helpful
As an adoptive parent of a beautiful Chinese girl, I became extremely upset when I viewed these pictures. But by the grace of God, my daughter could have been featured in this book. That thought and the pictures of these children absolutely broke my heart. The pictures are beautiful but left me with a sense of helplessness because you can't save them all....although you want to. I returned the book because it was just too upsetting. I was torn between giving the book 5 stars because of the impact it has, but gave it 3 so someone might read this review and think twice about viewing it. It was not worth it for me.
From a parent August 5, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I purchased this book for my wife as we have adopted a baby girl from China. While these photos are from a different orphanage, the impact is the same. We did not get to see all the children at our daughter's orphanage, and they don't allow photos of the kids anyway. I recommend this book for any adoptive parents of children from China, or those looking into it. I will warn you, you will want to go back for more.
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