A Father's Love: One Man's Unrelenting Battle to Bring His Abducted Son Home
The inspiring, heart-rending story of a father's unwavering love for his son.

David Goldman and his Brazilian wife, Bruna Bianchi, led what appeared to be a happy life in New Jersey. But in June 2004, Bianchi took their four-year-old son, Sean, to Brazil for what she said would be a two- week vacation. Once there, she informed Goldman that she was staying in Brazil-and keeping Sean, setting in motion an international controversy that would eventually reach the highest levels of the U.S. and Brazilian governments. It would be almost five years before David saw Sean again.

What kept David Goldman going when everything looked so hopeless? In A Father's Love, Goldman recounts his extraordinary battle, despite overwhelming odds, to bring his abducted son back home. It is a riveting story full of peculiar ironies, unfathomable elements, threats, and legal twists and turns. Goldman describes in detail the wrenching emotions he went through and how he relentlessly rallied support behind the scenes from both high-level U.S. government officials and national media organizations. Father and son were finally reunited in December 2009, and Goldman writes about the challenges he is now facing as he works to rebuild his relationship with his son, and the advocacy work he is doing on behalf of other children in similar circumstances.

Goldman's unusual story movingly celebrates an ordinary man's incredible love for and loyalty to his son, and his ability to overcome the unimaginable to keep them together. It is a testament to how connected any father and son can be.
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A Father's Love: One Man's Unrelenting Battle to Bring His Abducted Son Home
The inspiring, heart-rending story of a father's unwavering love for his son.

David Goldman and his Brazilian wife, Bruna Bianchi, led what appeared to be a happy life in New Jersey. But in June 2004, Bianchi took their four-year-old son, Sean, to Brazil for what she said would be a two- week vacation. Once there, she informed Goldman that she was staying in Brazil-and keeping Sean, setting in motion an international controversy that would eventually reach the highest levels of the U.S. and Brazilian governments. It would be almost five years before David saw Sean again.

What kept David Goldman going when everything looked so hopeless? In A Father's Love, Goldman recounts his extraordinary battle, despite overwhelming odds, to bring his abducted son back home. It is a riveting story full of peculiar ironies, unfathomable elements, threats, and legal twists and turns. Goldman describes in detail the wrenching emotions he went through and how he relentlessly rallied support behind the scenes from both high-level U.S. government officials and national media organizations. Father and son were finally reunited in December 2009, and Goldman writes about the challenges he is now facing as he works to rebuild his relationship with his son, and the advocacy work he is doing on behalf of other children in similar circumstances.

Goldman's unusual story movingly celebrates an ordinary man's incredible love for and loyalty to his son, and his ability to overcome the unimaginable to keep them together. It is a testament to how connected any father and son can be.
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A Father's Love: One Man's Unrelenting Battle to Bring His Abducted Son Home

A Father's Love: One Man's Unrelenting Battle to Bring His Abducted Son Home

by David Goldman
A Father's Love: One Man's Unrelenting Battle to Bring His Abducted Son Home

A Father's Love: One Man's Unrelenting Battle to Bring His Abducted Son Home

by David Goldman

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Overview

The inspiring, heart-rending story of a father's unwavering love for his son.

David Goldman and his Brazilian wife, Bruna Bianchi, led what appeared to be a happy life in New Jersey. But in June 2004, Bianchi took their four-year-old son, Sean, to Brazil for what she said would be a two- week vacation. Once there, she informed Goldman that she was staying in Brazil-and keeping Sean, setting in motion an international controversy that would eventually reach the highest levels of the U.S. and Brazilian governments. It would be almost five years before David saw Sean again.

What kept David Goldman going when everything looked so hopeless? In A Father's Love, Goldman recounts his extraordinary battle, despite overwhelming odds, to bring his abducted son back home. It is a riveting story full of peculiar ironies, unfathomable elements, threats, and legal twists and turns. Goldman describes in detail the wrenching emotions he went through and how he relentlessly rallied support behind the scenes from both high-level U.S. government officials and national media organizations. Father and son were finally reunited in December 2009, and Goldman writes about the challenges he is now facing as he works to rebuild his relationship with his son, and the advocacy work he is doing on behalf of other children in similar circumstances.

Goldman's unusual story movingly celebrates an ordinary man's incredible love for and loyalty to his son, and his ability to overcome the unimaginable to keep them together. It is a testament to how connected any father and son can be.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781101515013
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 05/05/2011
Sold by: Penguin Group
Format: eBook
Pages: 304
File size: 305 KB
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

About The Author
David Goldman now runs a charter boat business and does advocacy work on international child abduction. He has appeared on Dateline, Today, and NPR's The Diane Rehm Show, and on Fox and CNN. He and Sean live in Tinton Falls, New Jersey.

Table of Contents

1 The Phone Call 1

2 Jersey Boy 7

3 Bruna 23

4 Living the Dream 36

5 My New Reality 46

6 Reality Check 51

7 Angels and Demons 58

8 A Friend Indeed 72

9 Contact! 83

10 The Unspeakable 91

11 Unending Nightmare 100

12 To See My Son 113

13 Date with Destiny 127

14 Father and Son 136

15 Unexpected Help 150

16 Family Lies 163

17 Good News, Bad News 172

18 Pressure Points 182

19 The Decision 196

20 Tension Rising 208

21 The Christmas Miracle 218

22 Home at Last 236

23 Giving Back 254

Afterword 264

Acknowledgments 267

Notes 269

Index 273

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