The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames

The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames
Author :
Publisher : Hachette UK
Total Pages : 276
Release :
ISBN-13 : 9780349013169
ISBN-10 : 0349013160
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames by : Justine Cowan

Download or read book The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames written by Justine Cowan and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-01-07 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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


The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames Related Books

The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames
Language: en
Pages: 276
Authors: Justine Cowan
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-01-07 - Publisher: Hachette UK

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The true story of a foundling. 'Extraordinary ... A fascinating, moving book: part history of the Foundling Hospital and the development of child psychology, pa
Wild Game
Language: en
Pages: 255
Authors: Adrienne Brodeur
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019 - Publisher: Harper

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

On a hot July night on Cape Cod, at the age of 14, Brodeur became a confidante to her mother's affair with her husband's closest friend. Malabar came to rely on
Mrs. Sinclair's Suitcase
Language: en
Pages: 290
Authors: Louise Walters
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-08-04 - Publisher: Penguin

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A heartbreaking and deeply compelling debut, Mrs. Sinclair’s Suitcase is a compulsive page-turner about thwarted love, dashed hopes, and family secrets—book
Bevelations
Language: en
Pages: 256
Authors: Bevy Smith
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-01-12 - Publisher: Andy Cohen Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"Bevy knows what's what, and she is the kind of woman you want in your corner. If you don't believe me . . . buy the book." —Whoopi Goldberg "Funny, wise, wel
Nobody's Child
Language: en
Pages: 380
Authors: Kate Adie
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-04-16 - Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

'Witty, compelling and never mawkish' Observer 'Written with a sure touch . . . Adie has a natural understanding of what it is like to be unsure of your origins