The Forgotten Child
The powerful true story of a boy abandoned as a baby and left to die
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The Forgotten Child
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Narrateur(s):
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Mark Elstob
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Auteur(s):
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Richard Gallear
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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.
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.
After being rushed to hospital and against all odds, the baby survives. He’s baptised by the hospital chaplain as Richard.
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…
Based on a devastating true story, this inspirational memoir follows Richard’s traumatic birth, abusive childhood, and search for the truth.
©2019 Richard Gallear (P)2019 HarperCollins PublishersCe que les critiques en disent
"An incredible story of survival." (The Sun)
Great book
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However, I question the honesty; I would've preferred a deeper dive into Richard's feelings about both of his adoptive parents. And about their relationship to each other - I feel like he would have had greater awareness and understanding than he shared.
I don't want to post spoilers so I can't really say more than that.
I really wanted him to grow up and clobber his dad. I guess it's good that he didn't but it would've been wonderful.
Sad but still good
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