Nobody's Child

The True Story or Growing up in a Yorkshire Children's Home

G.J. Urquhart

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English

The History Press Ltd
01 February 2021

Memoirs; Local history; Nostalgia: general

'Your mother is dead and in a box with a lid on. You're not wanted,' shouted the woman, stripping her of her clothes. Not quite four years old, Gloria was forcibly separated from baby brother Kevin, and entered the often brutal, but sometimes caring world of Rothwell Children's Home. Via the fostering process, Gloria spends weekends with a couple and, through them, meets two maiden 'aunts' who would remain true friends. Childhood years are filled with amazing twists and turns in her search for Kevin, ending with her mental breakdown. Incarcerated in an old Victorian-style institution, she is visited by two unfamiliar relatives, with whom she is forced to live. Aged twenty-one, Gloria starts independent living. Re-establishing her friendship with the two 'aunts', they reveal her father's identity. True love enters her life as she marries Robert Urquhart who continues to support her in her quest to find Kevin.

This powerful memoir sheds light on what life was like in a 1950s children's home and follows the author in her compelling journey.

AUTHOR: Gloria Urquhart was abandoned and left in a care home aged 3. She spent most of her adult life as matron of a large facility for the elderly and has numerous relevant qualifications and certificates in relation to er nursing career. This autobiography is her first book.

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By: G.J. Urquhart
Imprint: The History Press Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9780750995085
ISBN 10: 0750995084
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 01 February 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Gloria Urquhart served as an Officer in Charge (Matron) of a large residential home, worked in NHS hospitals and latterly specialised in psychiatry, She has numerous relevant qualifications and certificates in relation to her nursing career. This autobiography is her first book.

Reviews for Nobody's Child: The True Story or Growing up in a Yorkshire Children's Home

"""The narrative is gripping and were it a work of fiction it would have been deemed to have been contrived because of so many coincidences of place, proximity, and characters. It is a telling reminder that the truth can often be stranger than fiction."""