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Adele Rickerby

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Born

in Dunedin., New Zealand

Website

http://www.thepromisekept.co

Genre

Memoir, Christian, History

Member Since

March 2016

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I came from a large, impoverished family and my mother died of cancer when I was thirteen. After finishing my nursing degree and doing some world travelling, I moved to Australia and now live in the beautiful city of Toowoomba. I raised my two daughters as a single mum.

Whilst I was in Romania by myself after the revolution adopting a baby girl from an orphanage, I kept a journal. My book is based on the journal, and I had been wanting to write it for twenty-three years.

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Average rating: 3.71 · 7 ratings · 3 reviews · 2 distinct works

	The Promise I Kept: '' A powerfully and vividly written story'', Tony Tingle, editor; Memoirs Publishing U.K. '' This book was amazing. Thank you.'' Costin Hewitt, Romanian adoptee. 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Promise I Kept 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Adoption

Thirty-five years ago, when I finally arrived back in Australia after adopting a baby girl from an orphanage in post Communist Romania, my youngest brother, Kent Rickerby, happened to be visiting Australia from New Zealand, and wrote this poem. For thirty-five years, this beautifully written, heartfelt poem was filed away, unread, until a few weeks ago, Kent found it and sent a copy and I was able

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Adele Rickerby has read Overland to the Island: New Zealand to Skye with six kids in a homemade house-truck by Hannah Bulloch (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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