In the family way : illegitimacy between the Great War and the swinging sixties
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In the family way : illegitimacy between the Great War and the swinging sixties
（Penguin books）（Penguin non-fiction）
Penguin, 2016, c2015
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-308) and index
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Only a generation or two ago, illegitimacy was one of the most shameful things that could happen in a family.
In the Family Way tells secrets kept for entire lifetimes: long-silent voices from the workhouse, the Magdalene Laundry or the distant mother-and-baby home. Anonymous childhoods are recalled, spent in the care of Dr Barnardo or a Child Migration scheme halfway across the world.
There are sorrowful stories in this book, but it is also about hope: about supportive families who welcomed 'love-children' home, or those who were parted and are now reconciled. Most of all, In the Family Way is about finally telling the truth.
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