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Philomena by Martin Sixsmith (Paperback, 2013)

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Philomena by Martin Sixsmith

The book that inspired the Academy Award-nominated film, starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan.

When she fell pregnant as a teenager in Ireland in 1952, Philomena Lee was sent to a convent to be looked after as a fallen woman. She cared for her baby for three years until the Church took him from her and sold him, like countless others, to America for adoption.

Philomena's son grew up to be a top Washington lawyer and a leading Republican official in the Reagan and Bush administrations. But he was a gay man in a homophobic party where he had to conceal not only his sexuality but, eventually, the fact that he had AIDs. With little time left, he returned to Ireland and the convent where he was born: his desperate quest to find his mother before he died left a legacy that was to unfold with unexpected consequences for all involved.

 

Format: Paperback | 464 pages

Dimensions (cm): 19.7 x 13 x 2.9 | 352g

Publication Date: 01 Nov 2013

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Imprint: Pan Books

Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom

Edition Statement: Media tie-in.

Language: English

Illustrations note: b&w photos

ISBN10: 1447245229

ISBN13: 9781447245223

 

Condition: Good

A book that has been read but is in good condition. Some minor damage to the cover including very minor scuff marks along the edges, and a minor crease on the top-left corner of the back cover, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with very minimal creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.