We Were Once a Family
A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America
Ratings11
Average rating4.3
It's very rare I physically read non-fiction but I couldn't find this on audio anywhere and was so interested in the case I just had to buy it.
The murder-suicide case of the two white mothers and their 6 adopted Black and bi-racial children is obviously the big pull of this book, it's unfathomable as a parent that people would actually go through the process of adopting children and then kill them and themselves.
That said, the case takes up less than half of the book with the rest being focused on the failings of the US CPS and foster system for these children and others.
This is very readable and, whilst I can't really comment on a legal system I don't have any experience of, it was still an interesting read overall.
I see there are reviews from people much more familiar with the CPS and foster system so worth checking their reviews out.
It's very rare I physically read non-fiction but I couldn't find this on audio anywhere and was so interested in the case I just had to buy it.
The murder-suicide case of the two white mothers and their 6 adopted Black and bi-racial children is obviously the big pull of this book, it's unfathomable as a parent that people would actually go through the process of adopting children and then kill them and themselves.
That said, the case takes up less than half of the book with the rest being focused on the failings of the US CPS and foster system for these children and others.
This is very readable and, whilst I can't really comment on a legal system I don't have any experience of, it was still an interesting read overall.
I see there are reviews from people much more familiar with the CPS and foster system so worth checking their reviews out.