Secret Child, Gordon Lewis
Secret Child, Gordon Lewis
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Secret Child

Author: Gordon Lewis, Andrew Crofts

Narrator: Kevin Hely

Unabridged: 7 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 04/23/2015


Synopsis

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 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 wonderfully heartwarming and evocative tale of working class life in 1950s Dublin and 1960s London.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bev

This is the memoir of a boy born out of wedlock to an Irish Catholic woman in the early fifties. It starts out as a boys search for his past as he returns to Ireland and then turns into a memoir that begins at a home for unwed mothers where the women are allowed to keep their child. "Gordon" doesn't......more

Goodreads review by Emily

I enjoyed most of the book. It was as expected for a true story but the ending felt rushed and abrupt. I enjoyed the book until the final chapter.......more

Goodreads review by Jayde

Since it is based on a true story, I was expecting this book to be a bit on the slower side, but I couldn’t put it down.......more

Goodreads review by Rick

This story has the potential to be very interesting. A man goes back to Ireland to uncover some secrets that his mother has told him never to ask about. Unfortunately, rather than writing the events like a story they are written like a documentary. Not only that, but a documentary written through th......more