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The Birth House by Amy McKay is an enchanting, historically based story that encompasses alternative medicine, metaphysics and, astonishingly, the baser aspects of "modern" medicine and its practitioners. That it takes place amid a most innocent and charming love story only adds to the delight of this book. This is a book that speaks to one's soul.
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Estela de Carlotto has spent nearly 34 years searching for her own missing grandson.
Estela de Carlotto hunts for Argentina's grandchildren 'stolen' decades ago
Estela de Carlotto heads the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, who seek to reunite children taken from their mothers during Argentina's military dictatorship with their real families.
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