{"product_id":"pre-order-unexpected-adoption-the-girl-behind-the-face","title":"PRE-ORDER: Unexpected Adoption: The Girl Behind the Face","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRE-ORDER FOR LIVE Q\u0026amp;A WITH AUTHORS ON JUNE 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"... friends and medical professionals advised them to walk away\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e- South China Morning Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn Unexpected Adoption is one woman's unlikely personal journey to escape the crushing trauma of her past - and in the process help an abandoned child escape hers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis uplifting memoir is one of against-the-odds courage and resilience. It is raw, powerful and compelling, filled with lump-in-the-throat honesty, humour and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTina and Rog met on a film set and together dreamed of a new life in Australia. They didn't want to start a family, foster, adopt, have a child with special needs, or even stay in Hong Kong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd then they met Mui, an explosively angry orphan baby girl with an appearance-altering disorder. They were only supposed to help out for the summer, but convinced by doctors that Mui would die in infancy, Tina and Rog went all in; for all three, it was the beginning of their lives together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"In short, she's an inspiration\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e- The Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere was no plan, no support network, no money, just Tina's unstinting determination to fight fiercely for Mui, and Rog's unwavering commitment to them both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelieved to be the fourth-oldest survivor with Harlequin Ichthyosis, Mui is now the world's first award-winning sportswoman with the disorder. She is \"unfiltered, uncompromisingly forthright and unafraid to have fun\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSociety hid Mui away, and broke her; cyberbullies almost killed her. The internet exploits her for clickbait. From brutal abuse and crude discrimination, to champagne with a Duchess; Mui, in her own words, shares her feelings and opinions, too, as Tina and Rog tell what really happened in this compelling, personal memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut can you escape your past?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tina Rog Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50233404981605,"sku":"9789811781223","price":36.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/2651\/2997\/files\/61et7i-8lAL._SY522.jpg?v=1777475529","url":"https:\/\/www.commonplaceingersoll.ca\/products\/pre-order-unexpected-adoption-the-girl-behind-the-face","provider":"Commonplace Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}