The secret life of Dorothy Soames a memoir
Cowan had always been told that her mother came from royal blood. After her mother's death, she opened an envelope filled with secrets of her mother's past-- secrets that led into the dark corridors of the Hospital for the Maintenance and Education of Exposed and Deserted Young Children. D...
Main Author: | Cowan, Justine (Author) |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York, NY :
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
[2021]
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Edition: | First edition. |
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Summary: |
Cowan had always been told that her mother came from royal blood. After her mother's death, she opened an envelope filled with secrets of her mother's past-- secrets that led into the dark corridors of the Hospital for the Maintenance and Education of Exposed and Deserted Young Children. Dorothy Soames' experiences there-- years of physical and emotional abuse at the hands of a sadistic headmistress-- created a resilient child who dreamed of escape. Here Cowan makes a startling discovery that her family's fate had been sealed centuries before. -- adapted from jacket |
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Physical Description: |
304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-304). |
ISBN: |
9780062991010 0062991019 |