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      The Forgotten Child: The Powerful True Story of a Boy Abandoned as a Baby and Left to Die

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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.
      Based on a true story, The Forgotten Child is a heart-breaking memoir of an abandoned newborn ...

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      Product ID:9780008320768
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:The Forgotten Child
      Subtitle:The Powerful True Story of a Boy Abandoned as a Baby and Left to Die
      Authors:Author: Richard Gallear
      Page Count:320
      Subjects:Memoirs, Memoirs, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, Child abuse, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, Child abuse
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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.
      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.
      Imprint Name:HarperCollins
      Publisher Name:HarperCollins Publishers
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2019-03-21

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      Weight216 g
      Dimensions130 × 197 × 22 mm