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Lewis, Gordon.
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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.
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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.
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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-
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