Andrew Bridge

Hope's Boy Andrew Bridge

In luminous prose and heartwrenching detail, Andrew Bridge reminds us to honor the power of love in our fractured world. Caroline Kennedy From the moment he was born, Andrew Bridge and his mother, Hope, shared a love so deep that it felt as if nothing else mattered. Trapped in desperate poverty and confronted with unthinkable tragedies, all Andrew ever wanted was to be with his mom. But as her mental health steadily declined, and with no one else left to care for him, authorities arrived and tore Andrew from his screaming mothers arms. He was only seven years old. Hope was institutionalized, and Andrew was placed in what would be his devastating reality for the next eleven yearsfoster care. After surviving one of our countrys most notorious childrens facilities, Andrew was thrust into a savagely loveless foster family. Deprived of the nurturing he needed, Andrew clung to academics and the kindness of teachers. Ultimately, Andrew earned a scholarship to Wesleyan, went on to Harvard Law School, and became a Fulbright Scholar. Andrew has dedicated his lifes work to helping children living in poverty and in the foster care system. He defied the staggering odds set against him, and here in this brutally honest and inspirational memoir, he reveals who Hopes boy really is. An affecting, moving memoir. . . . Hopes Boy will stay with you long after youve put it down. Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here