The Forgotten Child

The Powerful True Story of a Boy Abandoned as a Baby and Left to Die

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Beschreibung

<p>Based on a true story, The Forgotten Child is a heart-breaking memoir of an abandoned newborn baby left to die, his tempestuous upbringing, and how he came through the other side.</p><p>It's a freezing winter's night in 1954. A baby boy, a few hours old, is left by his mother, wrapped in nothing but two sheets of newspaper and hidden amongst the undergrowth by a canal bank. An hour later, a late-shift postman is walking wearily home when he hears a faint cry. He finds the newspaper parcel and discovers the newborn, white-cold and whimpering, inside.</p><p>After being rushed to hospital and against all odds, the baby survives. He's baptised by the hospital chaplain as Richard.<br><br>Everything feels as though it's looking up; Richard is put into local authority care and regains his health. However, after nearly five blissful years in a rural care home filled with loving friends, it soon unfolds that his turbulent start in life is only the beginning...</p><p>Based on a devastating true story, this inspirational memoir follows Richard's traumatic birth, abusive childhood, and search for the truth.</p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780008320768

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

198 x 133 x 22 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

Verlag / Hersteller

HarperCollins Publishers