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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. 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. Coerced into signing a document promising never to attempt to see her child again, she nonetheless spent the next fifty years secretly searching for him, unaware that he was searching for her from across the Atlantic.

Philomena's son, renamed Michael Hess, 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.

Philomena 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. With a foreword by Judi Dench, Martin Sixsmith's book is a compelling and deeply moving narrative of human love and loss, both heartbreaking yet ultimately redemptive.

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"The extraordinary story of an extraordinary woman . . . Philomena's tale is special. . . . It reveals a remarkable human being with astonishing fortitude and a truly humbling willingness to forgive. . . . I hope Philomena's heroic search and her courage in allowing her story to be told will bring comfort to all who have suffered a similar fate." --Judi Dench, from the Foreword
"A searingly poignant account of forced adoption and its consequences." --"Kirkus Reviews "(starred review)
"Riveting . . . Sixsmith chillingly recounts . . . this mother-and-son saga." --"Publishers Weekly"
"Emotionally compelling." --"Library Journal"
"A powerful testament to the strength of the bond between mother and child." --"Shelf Awareness"
"Heartbreaking . . . a story that needed to be told." --"The Independent"
"Delves into a woman's grief with restraint and sensitivity." "--"Independent on Sunday"
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"The touching story of a mother's fifty-year search for her son." " --"Sunday Times "(London)"

The extraordinary story of an extraordinary woman . . . Philomena s tale is special. . . . It reveals a remarkable human being with astonishing fortitude and a truly humbling willingness to forgive. . . . I hope Philomena s heroic search and her courage in allowing her story to be told will bring comfort to all who have suffered a similar fate. Judi Dench, from the Foreword
A searingly poignant account of forced adoption and its consequences. Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Riveting . . . Sixsmith chillingly recounts . . . this mother-and-son saga. Publishers Weekly
Emotionally compelling. Library Journal
A powerful testament to the strength of the bond between mother and child. Shelf Awareness
Heartbreaking . . . a story that needed to be told. The Independent
Delves into a woman s grief with restraint and sensitivity. Independent on Sunday

The touching story of a mother s fifty-year search for her son. Sunday Times (London)" --Sunday Times 'Must Reads
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Philomena is now a major film starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan, directed by Stephen Frears.

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  • PublisherPan
  • Publication date2013
  • ISBN 10 1447245229
  • ISBN 13 9781447245223
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  • Number of pages464
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