Instant Mom Hardcover - 2013
by Nia Vardalos
Vardalos, writer and star of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," tells her hilarious and poignant road-to-parenting story that eventually leads her to become a major advocate for adoption.
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For the first time, Nia Vardalos, writer and star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, tells her hilarious and heartfelt bumpy-road-to-parenting story that eventually leads to her meeting an almost-three-year old girl who she knows instantly is her daughter.
Vardalos chronicles it all with her signature wit and candor but also weaves in delicious behind-the-scenes Hollywood stories on the making of her films--from working with Tom Hanks to meeting Oprah to having dinner with the Queen of England.
In Instant Mom, Vardalos writes how moments after she finds out she has been nominated for an Academy Award, she is alone and en route to a fertility clinic, trying yet again for a chance at motherhood, wondering how long she can continue. When she finally adopts her daughter via American Foster Care, Vardalos reveals what really came next--how, with only fourteen hours' notice, she and her husband transitioned their preschool aged daughter into their home. The Appendix includes information on how to adopt from all over the world. Vardalos will donate proceeds from the book sales to charities.
In her memoir, Instant Mom, Vardalos reveals how she broke into the movie industry, became a working screenwriter and actress . . . and finally became a mom. Instantly.
Details
- Title Instant Mom
- Author Nia Vardalos
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperOne, New York
- Date 2013-04
- Features Bibliography
- ISBN 9780062231833 / 0062231839
- Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6 x 1.2 in (23.11 x 15.24 x 3.05 cm)
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Themes
- Aspects (Academic): Life Writings
- Topical: Adoption
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress subjects Motion picture actors and actresses - United, Adoption - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012045930
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Citations
- Booklist, 03/01/2013, Page 11
- Kirkus Reviews, 02/15/2013, Page 0
- People Weekly, 04/15/2013, Page 56
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