{"product_id":"the-unmarried-mother-9781405911344","title":"The Unmarried Mother","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSheila Tofield tells her moving true story about being a single mother in 1950s Britain, in \u003ci\u003eThe Unmarried Mother\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A searing, honest testimony'' \u003cb\u003eLesley Pearse\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSheila grew up in Rotherham, the daughter of an uncaring mother who made her believe she was useless, stupid and - most painfully of all - unlovable. As a young woman, her worst childhood fears were confirmed when her fiancé broke off their engagement without an explanation. Heartbroken and vulnerable, Sheila was easy prey to the worst type of man - a man who turned his back on her when she told him she was carrying his child.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In Fifties Britain, an unmarried, pregnant girl received,not sympathy but censure and contempt. Shunned by most of her family, Sheila ended up in a Church of England home for unmarried mothers, with no apparent alternative than to give up her child for adoption. But when she held her newborn daughter in her arms for the first time, Sheila knew she had to do the\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738956443991,"sku":"9781405911344","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405911344.jpg?v=1720050696","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-unmarried-mother-9781405911344","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}