I found my review in Publishers Weekly. The review gave the book great applause for being about adoption. It was not until the very end of the review that it talked about the families that were adopting the Chinese quadruplets. When addressing the families it did so in condescending way. Saying that they are "unique individuals" and a "matter- of- fact mix". I was a bit shocked that it did not talk more extensively about the presence of a lesbian couple in this book. I was not shocked that it gave the book such high praise because I agree that this was a great book. It would have been nice if the review would have talked about the differences in the adoption process for the lesbian couple and how this was not shown in the book. However, I also agree with the way the review talked about the emotion the parents felt. Overall it was an okay review but could have talked more about the LGBT presence in the book
"The white Swan Express;A Story About Adoption."Publishers Weekly Reviews. 14 Oct. 2002.
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