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Tables of Contents for Solomon's Sword
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xiii
THE LAFLAMMES, PART I: ``A RISK-FREE CHILD''
Cindy
3
8
Gina
11
7
Almost Parents
18
7
Sanctuary
25
7
An Outcomes Judge
32
11
Twisting
43
6
A Merciful Act
49
8
Rescue Fantasy
57
12
Sitting in Judgment
69
7
Removal
76
9
THE MELTONS, PART I: NINETEEN CHILDREN
Maxine's House
85
6
Joseph's Ghost
91
7
``An Undifferentiated Mass''
98
5
A ``Dirty House''
103
6
Reunion
109
3
The Child Saver
112
7
``Lost''
119
8
``Laying On of Hands''
127
13
Grandmother
140
8
As She Found Them
148
9
``I Thought I Was Doing Fine''
157
7
Getting Them Back
164
5
THE LAFLAMMES, PART II: ANGELICA
An Appeal
169
14
Speaking for the Child
183
15
A Room of Her Own
198
3
Infinite Patience
201
4
Court of Last Resort
205
6
Best Interests
211
7
Final Decision
218
6
The Child
224
5
THE MELTONS, PART II: MISSING MOTHER
Expecting
229
5
``No Space for Me''
234
17
The Inevitability of Mother
251
15
The Philosophical Piece
266
11
Surrender
277
6
Epilogue
283
20
Acknowledgments
303
2
Sources
305
8
Index
313