| Secret Child Contributor(s): Lewis, Gordon (Author), Crofts, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0008145032 ISBN-13: 9780008145033 Publisher: Harper Element OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - History | Europe - Ireland - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" (0.45 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Ireland - Chronological Period - 1950's - Chronological Period - 1960's - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The shocking true story of a young boy hidden away from his family and the world in a Catholic home for unmarried mothers in 1950s Dublin. Born an 'unfortunate' onto the rough streets of 1950s Dublin, this is the incredible true story of a young boy, a secret child born into a home for unmarried mothers in 1950s Dublin and a mother determined to keep her child, even if it meant hiding him from her own family and the rest of the world. Despite the poverty, hardship and isolation, the pride and hope of a community of women who banded together to raise their children would give this boy his chance to find his real family. A wonderfully heartwarming and evocative tale of working class life in 1950s Dublin and 1960s London. |
Contributor Bio(s): Crofts, Andrew: - Andrew Crofts is a ghostwriter and author who has published more than eighty books, a dozen of which were Sunday Times number one bestsellers. |