The secret life of Dorothy Soames : a memoir

Summary: 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.

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ISBN: 9780062991010
Physical Description: print
regular print
304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour) ; 24 cm
Publisher: New York, New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
Copyright: ©2021

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Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references.

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Subject:

Cowan, Justine -- Family
Foundling Hospital (London, England) -- History
Mothers and daughters -- Biography
Orphans -- England -- Biography

Genre:

Autobiographies.

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2 of 2 copies available at Border Regional Library.

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Location	Call Number / Copy Notes	Barcode	Shelving Location	Holdable?	Status	Due Date
Main Branch - Border Regional Library	B SOA (Text)	36830003164793	Adult Biography	Volume hold	Available	-
McAuley Branch - Border Regional Library	B Cow-M (Text)	36830002864633	Adult Non-Fiction	Volume hold	Available	-

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