They Are My Children, Too: A Mother's Struggle For Her Sons

By Catherine Laylle Meyer

Book Overview

This is the story of the suffering and determination of one woman fighting for her children - and of the inadequacy of current international laws against child abduction to protect either parents or... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1891620150
• ISBN13: 9781891620157
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.3" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

Loving the children, all of us

Catherine Meyer's book really hit home. There were tears as I read every page. The tragedy of Mrs. Meyer's children and her relationship is becoming more and more evident in our society. All parents and childcare workers should read this book. I too, live in this terrible situation with Mrs. Meyer and can feel her pain. It has been four years and we see little or no results. Prayer has been the only answer to this. My heart goes out to all children, mothers, fathers, andgrandparents who are alienated from each other. Blessings to all of you.

A must read. Children and parents need to be protected.

As soon as I finished reading this book, I knew that I had to include it as part of my library for reference. I found some familiar phrases, thoughts and ideas within the covers. I am also a left behind parent. My daughter was unlawfully abducted from the United States to Austria in 1995. I think it is important to communicate the harsh reality of International Parental Child Abuction and the responses of various countries involved in this matter. I thought that the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction was explained clearly in the book. It is most noteworthy to be made aware that there are countries which demonstrate a pattern of non-compliance to its obligations of the Hague Convention. I applaud Catherine Meyer and the publisher for bringing awareness to this tragic problem that affects thousands of children and parents worldwide.

A real page turner. Every parent should read this.

This is a heartrending and moving account of a mother's worst nightmare. To look to the law for justice and to have the system turn against you must be the most horrendous experience of all. Everyone should read this brilliant account in order to realize how unprotected one is as a parent and worse still, how unprotected children are today. This is an eye-opener. Who would ever suspect that in our democratic society that such a travesty of justice can still happen and affect so many families. When I started reading this book, I simply could not put it down.