Awakening East: Moving our Adopted Children Back to China

Written by Johanna Garton

Johanna Garton and her husband took their children back to the land of their birth – and what became the adventure of a lifetime! After adopting their daughter and son from from China, Johanna Garton and her husband moved their family back to China for an entire year – leaving the only lives they knew for an experience that would change everything.

Reviews

“Delightful and easy read for anyone who loves travel adventures. It’s a book about the struggles and joys of parenting and love that gets this family through a year abroad.” – via Amazon Reviews

“Wow! I could not put this book down. As someone who loves to travel, but still has a lot to see and experience, I found myself living vicariously through all of the travels described in the book. I was most impressed with the author’s ability to be completely honest with her thoughts and emotions and write about thoughts that might most people are afraid to say out loud. Such a touching and sweet memoir that will leave you thirsty for more!”- via Amazon Reviews

“I read the first 265 pages of AWAKENING EAST on a plane ride from Wisconsin to Florida. For once I was disappointed when we landed. I needed another half hour or so in the air to finish the book. What a treat! Johanna’s story is heartwarming, funny, revealing, moving, and true. Her family’s trip to China was prompted by having 2 adopted Chinese kids and wanting to visit each of their places of birth, but it is so much more. Her accounts of navigating a very foreign country – enrolling her children in Mandarin speaking schools, struggling with expiring visas, dealing with substandard housing and other problems encountered by her family on a weekly basis – provide wonderful reading. I promise you will delight in this lively account of a quirky family’s year in China.” via Amazon Reviews