Emotional, deep, layered, beautiful, and stunning. This book of adoption poems will break your heart, then stitch it back together again.
Drawing on her own experience as an adopted child, author Celaine Charles crafts poems based on both her own life and fictionalized stories of her own design. The result is a powerful and honest book because it is told from the heart.
How does it feel to give up your child for adoption, to adopt, or be adopted? Three Hearts Stitched tells the story from each view, often in a way you didn’t expect, revealing deep emotions and heart. The child who wonders if they were wanted or unwanted. A birth mother filled simultaneously with sorrow and hope. Parents who long for children to arrive.
Confusion, sadness, joy. All these feelings and more are captured in Three Hearts Stitched. Let your heart break, mourn, and get stitched back together again.
This is the second book of poems by Celaine Charles. She was a poetry finalist in the Pacific Northwest Writer’s Association Literary Contest, July 2017. Her first poetry book Colors Collected was based on her online series Colors, awarded Best New Series, Best Continuing Series, and Best Poetry Series for the 2018 Channillo Awards.
Get your copy today to experience this collection of poems yourself.
Celaine Charles writes a powerful, honest, and vulnerable collection of poems about adoption that shows bravery and heart.
Reviews
“A book-length triple helix… Charles’s voice acts as a freeing agent.”– Judith Camann, Black Fox Literary Magazine READ THE FULL LITERARY REVIEW BY JUDITH CAMANN
“Best Contemporary Poetry Book Award” – AmericanBookFest.com 2024 Awards
“This collection stands as a testament to the transformative power of poetry, offering solace, empathy, and understanding.” – Reads.Rachel, Instagram
“What sets “Three Hearts Stitched” apart is the author’s skillful storytelling woven throughout the collection. Each poem serves as a piece of a larger narrative” – Naito Diamond, Goodreads, 5 Stars
“an intimate exploration of the paradox of the emotions experienced by birth mother, adoptive mother, and child” – adphantasma, LibraryThing Reader, 5 Stars
“Three people forever tied, connected. This poetry book is elegant and well structured..” – amyhlee, LibraryThing Reader, 5 Stars
“I was not prepared to burst into tears on the first page and never stop. Countless times throughout my life, I’ve had to attempt to explain the multifaceted nature of feelings about family relationships when adoption is involved… from now on I’m probably just going to refer people to this book in lieu of an explanation.” – jnoshields, LibraryThing Reader, 5 Stars
“I highly recommend this collection for anyone looking for beautiful poetry, written from a brave heart that has the ability to find hope and beauty in raw brokenness. It is a book that is for everyone whether adoption has touched your lives or not.” – Yvonne Brewer, Goodreads, 5 Stars
“These are some strong and beautiful poems.” – Thea Pedersen, Goodreads, 5 Stars
Awards
WINNER
Category: Poetry/Contemporary
American Fiction Awards
FINALIST
Category: Poetry/General
American Fiction Awards
Genre: Poetry. Print ISBN: 978-1-956498-08-0. Paperback and ebook. Publication date: January 14, 2024.
About the Author
Celaine Charles
Celaine Charles lives in the Pacific Northwest where she teaches elementary school, writes fantasy fiction and poetry, and blogs about her writing journey on Steps In Between.
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