What's it like to be an abandoned child? Kate Adie unravels the stories of many of those who've come through the ordeal and reveals where life has taken those brought up without a mother and father - or sometimes even a name of their own. Curious because of her own experience as an adopted child, she looks at issues of abandonment in different parts of the world from Russia to China from the USA to Britain, through history from the first Foundling Hospital in the 18th century to the present means of foster care, and from the moral standpoint of our current laws - from every perspective Kate Adie brings us a personal, moving and fascinating insight into the very toughest of childhood experiences - and shows what makes us who we really are.
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"* 'An exceptional account by a remarkable woman' Michael Parkinson on KINDNESS OF STRANGERS * 'The paciest and most entertaining history book to come my way' Ian McIntyre, The Times on CORSETS TO CAMOUFLAGE * 'Sharp, witty and full of insights into the BBC and the sometimes crazed world of broadcasting' Daily Express on KINDNESS OF STRANGERS"
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Höhe: 7 mm
Breite: 123 mm
Dicke: 141 mm
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978-1-84456-067-7 (9781844560677)
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Kate Adie is a winner of the Royal Television Society's coveted 'Reporter of the Year' award.She presents the BBC's From Our Own Correspondent programme. She was awarded the OBE in 1993. Her bestselling autobiography THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS was first published in 2002.
