In the Family Way

Illegitimacy Between the Great War and the Swinging Sixties

Jane Robinson

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English

Penguin Books Ltd
01 March 2016

British & Irish history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Social & cultural history; Social issues & processes

Unmarried mothers, absent fathers, orphaned children - this is a truly gripping book about guilty secrets, family bonds and unlikely heroes

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.

By: Jane Robinson
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 264g
ISBN: 9780241962916
ISBN 10: 0241962919
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 01 March 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jane Robinson was born in Edinburgh, brought up in North Yorkshire and read English at Somerville College, Oxford. In the Family Way is her ninth book, and like her previous work, including the acclaimed Bluestockings (25,000 TCM) and A Force to Be Reckoned With- A History of the Women's Institute (8,000 TCM), it confirms her as one of our most engaging and original social historians. Jane lives near Oxford with her husband and two sons.

Reviews for In the Family Way: Illegitimacy Between the Great War and the Swinging Sixties

An important social history tracked through personal stories that need to be heard... Compassion breaks through the stony ground Daily Telegraph In the Family Way is full of heart-wrenching stories... Robinson has a good eye for the human story and the affecting detail that brings alive the hypocritical moral landscape of the period Sunday Times [In the Family Way's] heart is firmly in the right place. It is a book that makes a woman want to reach for an AK47 to avenge the past; or at the very least to buy a copy to politicize their daughters -- Melanie Reid Times In the Family Way is both engaging and incredibly moving and will strike a profound chord with many readers Sunday Express