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Finding Tipperary Mary : the search for my mother / Phyllis Whitsell.
By: Whitsell, Phyllis.
Publisher: Magna, 2016Edition: Large print edition.Description: 209 p. (large print) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780750543934 (hbk.); 0750543930.Subject(s): Whitsell, Phyllis -- Family | Adoptees -- England -- Birmingham | Mothers and daughters -- England -- BirminghamGenre/Form: Large type booksDDC classification: 362.8928092 Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: The astonishing real story of a daughter's search for her own past and the desperate mother who gave her up. Phyllis Whitsell was adopted at the age of four. She began looking for her birth mother as a young woman and although it was many years before she finally met her, their lives had crossed without their knowledge. She later used her job as a district nurse to secretly care for her, never revealing that she was her lost daughter. This is a daughter's personal account of the remarkable relationship that grew from abandonment into love, understanding and selfless care.| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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| Adult book | Haydock Library Large Print | Issued | 16/05/2024 | 38055013118021 |
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The astonishing real story of a daughter's search for her own past and the desperate mother who gave her up. Phyllis Whitsell was adopted at the age of four. She began looking for her birth mother as a young woman and although it was many years before she finally met her, their lives had crossed without their knowledge. She later used her job as a district nurse to secretly care for her, never revealing that she was her lost daughter. This is a daughter's personal account of the remarkable relationship that grew from abandonment into love, understanding and selfless care.
Adult.