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The lost child : a mother and the son she had to give away Cover Image Book Book

The lost child : a mother and the son she had to give away

Sixsmith, Martin (author.).

Summary: As a teenager in Ireland in 1952, Philomena Lee fell pregnant and was sent to a convent - a 'fallen woman.' For three years after her son was born she cared for him there. Then the Church took him away and sold him, like countless others, for adoption in America. This is the story of Philomena and her search for the son she never stopped loving. It is a tale of lives scarred by hypocrisy and secrecy, a compelling narrative of human love and loss - heartbreaking, yet ultimately redemptive.

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  • ISBN: 9781509841837 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: print
    xi, 452 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
  • Publisher: London : Pan Books, 2016.

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General Note:
Cover title: The lost child: the heartbreaking true story of a mother and the son she had to give away.
First published 2009 as The Lost Child of Philomena Lee by Macmillan.
"The book that inspired the movie Philomena"--Cover.

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Subject: Lee, Philomena
Hess, Michael A -- 1952-1995
Teenage mothers -- Ireland -- Biography
Unmarried mothers -- Ireland -- Biography
Illegitimate children -- Ireland -- Biography
Lawyers -- United States -- Biography
Politicians -- United States -- Biography
Genre: Biographies.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Salt Spring Island Public Library.

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