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Missing persons : or, my grandmother's secrets /

"Blending memoir with social history, Clair Wills movingly explores the gaping holes in the fabric of modern Ireland, and in her own family story"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wills, Clair (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024.
Edition:First American edition.
Subjects:
Wills, Clair > Family.
Ireland > Biography.
Women > Ireland > Biography.
Unmarried mothers > Ireland > Biography.
Unplanned pregnancy > Ireland > History > 20th century.
Maternity homes > Ireland > History > 20th century.
Irish > England > Biography.
Irlande > Biographies.
Femmes > Irlande > Biographies.
Mères célibataires > Irlande > Biographies.
Irlandais > Angleterre > Biographies.
Grossesse non désirée > Irlande > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Hôtels maternels > Irlande > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General.
Families
Irish
Maternity homes
Unmarried mothers
Unplanned pregnancy
Women
England
Ireland
1900-1999
autobiographies (literary works)
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Autobiographies.
Description
Summary:"Blending memoir with social history, Clair Wills movingly explores the gaping holes in the fabric of modern Ireland, and in her own family story"--
Item Description:"Originally published in 2024 by Allen Lane, Great Britain."
Physical Description:xiv, 185 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
ISBN:9780374611866
0374611866