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  • Another Place at the Table

  • By: Kathy Harrison
  • Narrated by: Pam Ward
  • Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (261 ratings)

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Another Place at the Table

By: Kathy Harrison
Narrated by: Pam Ward
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The startling and ultimately uplifting narrative of one woman's 13-year experience as a foster parent.

For more than a decade, Kathy Harrison has sheltered a shifting cast of troubled youngsters - the offspring of prostitutes and addicts; the sons and daughters of abusers; and teenage parents who aren't equipped for parenthood. All this, in addition to raising her three biological sons and two adopted daughters. What would motivate someone to give herself over to constant, largely uncompensated chaos? For Harrison, the answer is easy.

Another Place at the Table is the story of life at our social services' front lines, centered on three children who, when they come together in Harrison's home, nearly destroy it. It is the frank first-person story of a woman whose compassionate best intentions for a child are sometimes all that stand between violence and redemption.

©2003 Kathryn A. Harrison (P)2018 Tantor
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Truth.

A place at the table is painfully truthful.
She does a great job of saying things that we foster parents are either too embarrassed to say out loud. She also was able to put into words things what foster parents feel but don’t have the time or energy to actually find words for! GREAT BOOK!

After finishing I stayed up WAAAAY too late in the quiet, wee hours trying to figure out how I can help the system, fellow foster parents and my own foster child more.

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A glimpse into an important calling

I too have a heart for children and have tried to help in a much more limited way than the author. This book encourages and inspires me. Thank you for changing the world, one life at a time.

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Realities of Fostering

Thank you for your honesty in sharing your experience and those of many other foster parents.

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Authentic and honest

As an aspiring foster parent I appreciated the honesty in this book of the hardships and of the authors feelings. It managed to convey the seriousness, heartache, joy, and fulfillment all at once instead of highlighting only one aspect.

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Fostering

Want to be a foster parent? Read this first. If you can’t handle the book, you can’t handle the life. As a foster parent I have lived with and loved many of these children.

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a great read for all foster parents.

this book hits ya in the feels! The audio book is a great alternative.

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great read

Great book for getting some perspective as a foster parent, I loved it ! !

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Excellent story

Makes you appreciate those who give their homes for the right reason! Kathy and Bruce have to be amazing people to do what they have done. 👍

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Heart touching story

As a kindergarten teacher named Angie, a foster parent myself and moving toward adoption, this book touched my soul in many ways. Thank you for sharing your story.

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If you’re thinking of fostering, this is a must read

I couldn’t stop listening! It was so insightful, raw, and helpful.
Beautifully written and read

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