They came to stay

By Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0698106628
• ISBN13: 9780698106628
• Release Date: January 1976
• Publisher: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Made a Difference

I first read this story in a Reader's Digest Condensed Books when I was 11. The story has stayed with me all these years, and I often think of the family created through her courage. Although I always thought I would adopt when I married, I'm choosing adoption now as a single woman. I know it isn't going to be easy, but I'm ready to be a mom. This story doesn't sugar-coat the difficulties and struggles of adoption. I'm proud to join a select group of people who are loving and raising beautiful children.

Captivating

I picked up a copy of this book in the summer of 2004. I am a college student currently in China working with children. The book was left on the shelf by a lady who lived here before. I read the whole thing and went back and read parts of it again. I was very encouraged to read the ups and downs of Marjorie's adoption. Someday, when I am married, I plan on coming back to China to adopt a child. Even though this book shows a single woman's quest for children, I want to wait until I have support from a husband. Though, I applaud her determination. I encourage anyone who is even interested in adoption, single or married, to read this book. It shows two very different girls raised on one very loving home. I would love to hear how Leh Heh and Holly are doing now. All in all, a very inspiring story.

They Came to Stay

I loved this book and have read it again and again as the years have passed. Marjorie Margolis-Mezvinsky adopted Le-Heh and it was a fairly smooth transition, but when she adopted a second daughter, Holly, things were a little more traumatic. If you can imagine, or have ever tried to imagine, adopting children from another country this is a must read. Or if you're just interested in the subject. Ms. Margolis is an amazing woman and with the help of family and friends really managed to overcome a lot to get these girls, help them to adjust to live in the USA and eventually become a happy family. I would love to hear how they've faired growing up. If you want to experience that happiness, sadness and ups and downs of interracial adoption READ THIS BOOK!

Where are they now?

I very much enjoyed reading this book in the 70's. I am about the same age as the girls' were/ would be. I grew up in a community where International adoptions, particularly of Amerasian children, was common. This book helped me to understand the background of these kids. I would love to know how they are doing now. Does anyone have any information on Lee Heh or Holly or their now more famous mother?

A book that profoundly influenced my life

I first read "They Came To Stay" as a college student in the late 1970s. This wonderful story of a single woman who adopted two Asian children made me decide that some day I would do the same. Seventeen years later, I traveled to China as a single woman and brought home a beautiful baby girl. I lost my copy of this book, and wish it was still in print - I would love to find out what happened to Lee Heh and Holly, who would now be grown women.