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Item Information       More Content     More by this author     Lewis, Gordon.     Subjects     Lewis, Gordon -- Childhood and youth.     Illegitimate children -- Ireland -- Dublin -- Biography.     Unmarried mothers -- Ireland -- Dublin -- Biography.     Unmarried mothers -- Institutional care -- Ireland -- Dublin.     Mother and child -- Ireland -- Dublin.     Dublin (Ireland) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Lewis, Gordon.       by title:      Secret child : 1950s...       by call number:      306.874 L674s     Search the Web     Lewis, Gordon.     Lewis, Gordon -- Childhood and youth.     Illegitimate children -- Ireland -- Dublin -- Biography.     Unmarried mothers -- Ireland -- Dublin -- Biography.     Unmarried mothers -- Institutional care -- Ireland -- Dublin.     Mother and child -- Ireland -- Dublin.     Dublin (Ireland) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.       MARC Display

Secret child : 1950s Dublin - a young boy hidden from his family / Gordon Lewis and Andrew Crofts. by Lewis, Gordon. Harper Element, 2015. Call #: 306.874 L674s Subjects Lewis, Gordon -- Childhood and youth.   Illegitimate children -- Ireland -- Dublin -- Biography.   Unmarried mothers -- Ireland -- Dublin -- Biography.   Unmarried mothers -- Institutional care -- Ireland -- Dublin.   Mother and child -- Ireland -- Dublin.   Dublin (Ireland) -- Social conditions -- 20th century. ISBN:  9780008127336 (pbk.) Description:  299 p. ; 20 cm. Summary:  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 Catholic 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 heartwarming tale of working class life in 1950s Dublin and 1960s London"--Provided by publisher. Other authors:  Crofts, Andrew, 1953- Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information No Item Information

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