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"""You are pregnant."" Those three words uttered together pack a powerful emotional punch. For many women, hearing them elicits tremendous joy and excitement. They are the start of a dream come true. But those same words said together also cause the opposite reaction--one of panic and despair. The first time Chris Bauer heard those words, she was just eighteen years old, a few weeks into her freshman year of college. She was devastated. She was not ready to be a mother, and she had an agonizing decision to make. Those Three Words takes readers along on Chris's emotional journey through the power and importance of choice and the deep bond of maternal love. It is a bittersweet book full of heartache and joy, and a powerful testament to love in all its forms."

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... as Bauer's story confirms, I've had one thought about adoption right all along: It is an act of love. This book, though, is not just for those with a stake in the adoption process. It's for anyone who understands that at any moment there are threads of pain and joy and conflict and redemption winding through the lives around them, and who would like to hear about one such set of life experiences, in an extended story compellingly told. -- David Banks, Assistant Editor, Editorial/Opinion, Star Tribune Bauer's story is an emotional tale that will have readers glued to the page. Bauer infuses a very serious and beautiful story with humor, warmth, and wisdom... A simultaneously heartwarming and heartbreaking tale about time and love lost, rediscovered, and strengthened. --Publishers Weekly, Book Life Awards Review, Semi-finalist Bauer deftly addresses one of the most wrenching and emotional decisions one might confront: how to respond to an unexpected pregnancy. With candor and grace, she leads readers on a thought-provoking journey filled with unexpected twists and turns. I couldn't put it down. --Caryn M. Sullivan, author of Bitter or Better: Grappling with Life on the Op-Ed Page, winner of the 2015 Midwest Book Award for Inspiration On its surface, Christine Bauer's Those Three Words is an engrossing memoir detailing a young birth mother's hard path toward fulfillment and happiness. But even stronger currents race deeper down, about the difficulty of acceptance, the power of family, and the nature of love. Reading it is a moving and unforgettable experience. --Jack El-Hai, author of The Nazi and the Psychiatrist and The Lobotomist and past president of the American Society of Journalists and Authors

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Chris Bauer is first and foremost a proud mother and grandmother-of both humans and canines. (Truth be told, there were moments along her motherhood journey when she preferred the canines.) She is also a writer and marketing professional living in the Minneapolis area. She has loved words, books, reading, and writing for as long as she can remember. Those Three Words is her first book. Visit www.authorcbauer.com for more information.

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