- Paperback: 223 pages
- Publisher: Independent Publishers Group; 1 edition (Sep 10 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1552662136
- ISBN-13: 978-1552662137
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 16.7 x 1.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 227 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #285,312 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Butterbox Babies is Bette Cahill's exhaustively researched exposé [that] . . . reveals the horrifying tales of abuse, illegal adoptions and even murder." —The Halifax Daily News
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Many of the babies born at the Ideal Maternity Home in East Chester, Nova Scotia, were not adopted. Instead they mysteriously disappeared, becoming known as butterbox babies—named after the grocery delivery boxes that they were buried in. Since Bette Cahill first wrote about this shocking truth in 1992, she continued to research the story and corresponded with many of the home’s survivors. In this expanded edition, she shares her ongoing examination, revealing the sometimes happy, often heartbreaking endings of survivors searching for their birth parents.
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Heart-wrenching Account of a Tremendous Tragedy,
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This review is from: Butterbox Babies: Baby Sales, Baby Deaths-New Revelations 15 Years Later (Paperback)
Bette Cahill presents us with the truth behind the tragic butterbox babies of Nova Scotia. This factual story puts together tales of great tragedy and some of the happiness that resulted from pure and simple greed.Reading this today, one is struck by the horrific fact that babies could treated as a business in much the same manner puppy mills are today. Fueled by shame and a desire to "make right" a mistake, women and families are exploited only to turn a profit and the fact that it is rooted in the name of God makes it all the more unspeakable. The facts and story are based on an important part of Nova Scotia history, but you are left with the knowledge that this was anything but reserved to this maritime province.
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This review is from: Butterbox Babies: Baby Sales, Baby Deaths-New Revelations 15 Years Later (Paperback)
Unfortunately, this story is true. My husband was one of the lucky ones to survive this horrible saga. At almost 65, he is one of the youngest. There is an organization called Friends and Survivors of the Ideal Maternity Home. They are trying to find still living mothers and or siblings of the babies. If you know anybody who was born in East Chester, Nova Scotia in 1946 or earlier, go to their website and learn a lot.
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This review is from: Butterbox Babies: Baby Sales, Baby Deaths-New Revelations 15 Years Later (Paperback)
A somewhat dry and clinical presentation of the irregularities and abuses with respect to the adoption process and child welfare in Nova Scotia. This work is well researched and well written but written in a somewhat bloodless style. For true emotional impact I highly recommend the excellent film of the same name starring Judith Light.
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