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The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames - A Foundling's Story (Paperback)
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The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames - A Foundling's Story (Paperback)
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List price R331
Loot Price R277
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The true story of a foundling. 'Extraordinary ... A fascinating,
moving book: part history of the Foundling Hospital and the
development of child psychology, part Cowan's own story, and part
that of Cowan's mother' LUCY SCHOLES, TELEGRAPH Growing up in a
wealthy enclave outside San Francisco, Justine Cowan's life seems
idyllic. But her mother's unpredictable temper drives Justine from
home the moment she is old enough to escape. It is only after her
mother dies that she finds herself pulling at the threads of a
story half-told - her mother's upbringing in London's Foundling
Hospital. Haunted by this secret history, Justine travels across
the sea and deep into the past to discover the girl her mother once
was. Here, with the vividness of a true storyteller, she pieces
together her mother's childhood alongside the history of the
Foundling Hospital: from its idealistic beginnings in the
eighteenth century, how it influenced some of England's greatest
creative minds - from Handel to Dickens, its shocking approach to
childcare and how it survived the Blitz only to close after the
Second World War. This was the environment that shaped a young girl
then known as Dorothy Soames, who was left behind by a mother
forced by stigma and shame to give up her child; who withstood
years of physical and emotional abuse, dreaming of escape as German
bombers circled the skies, unaware all along that her own mother
was fighting to get her back. The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames is
a gripping memoir and revelatory investigation into the history of
the Foundling Hospital and one girl who grew up in its care - the
author's own mother. Praise for The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames:
'As a social history of the Foundling Hospital, this is a
fascinating read' SUNDAY TIMES 'Page-turning and profoundly moving'
VIRGINIA NICHOLSON 'Part-memoir, part-detective story, The Secret
Life Of Dorothy Soames will break your heart then piece it back
together again ... Simultaneously exploring her mother's story of
escape and the history of the Foundling Hospital, this is an
unforgettable read' STYLIST 'A gripping true story' CHRISTINA BAKER
KLINE, bestselling author of ORPHAN TRAIN 'Breathtaking' ADRIENNE
BRODEUR, bestselling author of WILD GAME
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