Praise for The Third Choice

"Finally! A comprehensive, intelligent guide for adults facing the complexities of placing a child for adoption… What an illuminating edition! It is sure to provide answers and comfort to anyone facing the complex challenges inherent in the placement process."
Gail Steinberg, PACT An Adoption Alliance

"Overall, the author's warm and supportive style creates an engaging book that will be an important resource for adult birthparents facing a crisis pregnancy."
Adoption Quarterly

"Family and child counselors Foge and Mosconi provide solid advice about adoption... The book is full of quotes from birthmothers whose children were adopted, charts, checklists, and suggested questions are plentiful; a resource guide rounds out a well conceived book."
Booklist

"Foge and Mosconi … have facilitated more than 500 adoptions in the past ten years and this experience shines through in their book. They are respectful of the conflicting emotions experienced by women with unplanned pregnancies and are also aware of the myriad decisions that have to be made . . . This book is recommended for public libraries."
Library Journal

" . . . thought provoking and touching. . . This book is also a great resource for every therapist to have on his or her shelf."
The California Therapist.

" . . . a very complete book. And answers just about any question anyone would ask about adoption."
April Anderson, birthmother

"With The Third Choice, East Bay family counselors Leslie Foge and Gail Mosconi have compiled a comprehensive guide for any adults who consider placing a child for adoption. Over and over they stress what a very personal choice this and how difficult it can be for both a birthmother and the father of the baby."
Hills Newspaper

"This enlightening and well-written book is a must read for all prospective birthmothers and adoption professionals . . . Ms. Foge and Ms. Mosconi have filled a void with this work for young women facing the complexities experienced in the adoption process."
Ellen Roseman, Resolve of Northern California Newsletter

"The Third Choice is a book I give to every birthmother who consults with me . . . I could not wait until this revised edition came out to share it again with expectant birthparents and with their adoptive parents."
Susan Romer, Ph.D, JD, adoption attorney

". . . written intelligently and without judgment - an obvious tribute for the right of birthparents to be treated with respect and dignity."
Michelle Fried, Adoption STAR

" . . . the contents of this book apply to a specialized and often overlooked audience of birthmothers. I particularly enjoyed the updated information on open adoption and the step-by-step guide through the process of adoption."
Mary Martin Mason, author of Out of the Shadows