The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames
A Memoir
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 304 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Documents the author's investigation into her late mother's tragic experiences as an illegitimate orphan who endured an early life of discrimination, physical abuse and harsh labor serving England's ruling class at London's infamous Foundling Hospital.
Subjects:
Cowan, Justine -- Family.
Soames, Dorothy.
Foundling Hospital (London, England) -- History.
Mothers and daughters -- Biography.
Orphans -- England -- Biography.
Cowan, Justine -- Family.
Soames, Dorothy.
Foundling Hospital (London, England) -- History.
Mothers and daughters -- Biography.
Orphans -- England -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780062991010
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Cowan, Justine | Northeast Indoors | Biography | In |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-304).