My name is Bridget : the untold story of Bridget Dolan and the Tuam mother and baby home / Alison O'Reilly
2018, First Edition. Dublin : Gill Books. Fine paperback copy. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #435869
ISBN: 9780717180424
Physical description; 319 pages. Notes; Includes bibliographical references. Contents; Introduction: The moment of truth -- 1. The path to home -- 2. The place of shame -- 3. Life and death -- 4. The stories behind the headlines -- 5. Haunted by what was left behind -- 6. The mystery of Tuam's lost babies -- 7. Forwards, but never forgetting -- 8. Dirty old town -- 9. Kicking down doors -- 10. chasing the truth -- 11. The right to rest in peace -- 12. Resistance and persistence -- 13. Snapshots of Stolen Lives -- Epilogue: Living with the past -- Postscript, February 2018 -- Appendix: Death records -- Tuam Mother and Baby Home -- Photo section -- Acknowledgements. Subjects; Dolan, Bridget. Dolan, Bridget 1918-. Unmarried mothers Ireland History. Adoption Ireland History. Adoption. Unmarried mothers. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare. Ireland.
Price: €12.95