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My secret mother : two different lives, one heartbreaking secret : a memoir / Phyllis Whitsell with Barbara Fisher.

Whitsell, Phyllis. (Author). Fisher, Barbara. (Added Author). Whitsell, Phyllis. Finding Tipperary Mary. (Added Author).

Summary:

When Phyllis Whitsell finds her birthmother after years of searching, she discovers an alcoholic with early onset dementia. A nurse, Phyllis begins to care for her mother, even though she never fully understands that Phyllis is her daughter.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1443451258 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9781443451253 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: xi, 274 pages : illustrations (some colour)
  • Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Collins, 2016.

Content descriptions

General Note:
First published in Great Britain as: Finding Tipperary Mary.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 16.99
Subject: Whitsell, Phyllis > Family.
Adoptees > England > Biography.
Nurses > England > Biography.
Mothers and daughters > England > Biography.
Birthmothers > England.
Dementia > Patients > England > Biography.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch 362.8298092 Whits 31681020009429 NONFICPBK Available -

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2460 . ‡iSubtitle from cover: ‡aTwo separate lives, one heartbreaking truth
264 1. ‡aToronto, Ontario : ‡bCollins, ‡c2016.
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