EP #71: In Search of Emma: How We Created Our Family with Armando Lucas Correa

Lisa is solo today and is joined by  Armando Lucas Correa to
talk about his latest book, In Search of Emma: How We Created Our
Family.   Armando Lucas Correa is a Cuban writer,
journalist and editor who resides in New York. His first novel,
The German Girl (Atria Books, Simon & Schuster), is an
international bestseller that has been translated to fourteen
languages and published in more than twenty countries. His second
novel, The Daughter's Tale (Atria Books, Simon & Schuster)
was published in 2019. Correa is the Editor In Chief of People en
Español and the recipient of various outstanding achievement
awards from the National Association of Hispanic Publications and
the Society of Professional Journalism. Most recently, he was
recognized by AT&T with The Humanity of Connection Award and
as the Journalist of the Year by the Hispanic Public Relations
Association of New York. More at:
www.armandolucascorrea.com

Book description:

 In the years before gay marriage was widespread and legal
across the nation, the road to parenthood was difficult for gay
couples - including for Armando Lucas Correa - the bestselling
author of "The German Girl" and Editor in Chief of People
Magazine en Español.


            Exhaustively
researching the possibilities, Correa eventually chose
surrogacy—a long, arduous, and expensive method involving
seemingly endless tests, paperwork, and difficult decisions. But
with the help of science, a lot of patience, an egg donor, a
gestational mother—and the unconditional support of her partner
and family—Correa’s dream finally came true with the birth of his
beloved daughter, Emma.


            In his latest book - IN
SEARCH OF EMMA is the moving, true story of a man who always
wanted to be a father and the long emotional road to making his
dream come true.


            Born in Cuba and raised
in the USA, Armando Lucas Correa epitomized the American dream.
He had everything he wanted: an incredible job as the editor of
People magazine, meeting and interviewing glamorous celebrities;
a steady partner; and a comfortable life filled with travel. But
with the new millennium, he realized something vital was missing.
A child. 


            In the years before gay
marriage was widespread and legal across the nation, the road to
parenthood was difficult for gay couples. Though his family would
not be traditional, Correa was undaunted. Every setback, each
emotional challenge was fuel that drove him to fulfill his dream.
Exhaustively researching the possibilities, Correa eventually
chose surrogacy—a long, arduous, and expensive method involving
seemingly endless tests, paperwork, and difficult decisions. But
with the help of science, a lot of patience, an egg donor, a
gestational mother, and the unconditional support of her partner
and family, Correa’s dream finally came true with the birth of
his beloved daughter, Emma.   


            Originally published in
Spanish in 2009, In Search of Emma has been completely
revised—available in English for the first time—and updated with
a new introduction by the author to reflect Correa’s growing
family, which now includes three children. 


            Ultimately, In Search
of Emma is an inspiring and beautiful story of love, family, and
fatherhood that reminds us of that, despite the odds, we must
never stop fighting to achieve our dreams.