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May 21, 2010 · The Lost Child of Philomena Lee Summary The Lost Child of Philomena Lee: A Mother, Her Son, and a Fifty-Year Search by Martin Sixsmith When she fell pregnant as a teenager in Ireland in 1952, Philomena Lee was sent to the convent at Roscrea in Co. Tipperary to be looked after as a fallen woman.
Philomena, directed by Stephen Frears and based on the book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee, starred Judi Dench as his mother, Sean Mahon as Hess, and Steve Coogan as Martin Sixsmith, the journalist who helped Philomena Lee identify her son. Although Philomena Lee never actually went to the USA - as she is shown to do in the film -, the ...
Feb 21, 2014 · The Contender: Martin Sixsmith’s book “Philomena” was originally published in 2009, under the title “The Lost Child of Philomena Lee.” But once the movie version appeared last year, with ...
'The Lost Child of Philomena Lee' tells how Philomena gave birth to her son, Anthony, in a convent in Ireland in 1952. She cared for him until he was three years of age, at which time he was adopted by an American couple, who made a hefty 'donation' to the Catholic church for the privilege of raising Philomena's son.
The Lost Child of Philomena Lee is the tale of a mother and a son whose lives were scarred by the forces of hypocrisy on both sides of the Atlantic and of the secrets they were forced to keep. A compelling narrative of human love and loss, Martin Sixsmith's moving account is heartbreaking yet ultimately redemptive.
The Lost Child of Philomena Lee: A Mother, Her Son and a Fifty Year Search : Sixsmith, Martin: Amazon.com.au: Books
- Martin Sixsmith
The Lost Child of Philomena Lee: The heartbreaking story of a mother and the son she had to give away (Paperback) Published May 21st 2010 by Pan Reprints, Paperback, 464 pages
