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In the family way : illegitimacy between the Great War and the swinging sixties

Robinson, Jane, 1959-2015
Books, Manuscripts
Only a generation or two ago, illegitimacy was one of the most shameful things that could happen in a family. This book tells secrets kept for entire lifetimes - long-silent voices from the workhouse, the Magdalene Laundry or the distant mother-and-baby home. Anonymous childhoods are recalled, spent in the care of Dr Barnardo or a Child Migration scheme halfway across the world.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Viking, 2015.
Collation:
xvi, 317 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780670922062 (hbk)0670922064
Dewey class:
306.8'7432'0941'0904306.8743306.874306.87432
Local class:
306.874
Language:
English
BRN:
669468
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