Poor Lamb, Poor Lamb: A powerful and poignant story of a Irishman's search for the truth about his birth mother.

by Henry Hudson

Poor lamb, poor lamb, that was what the nun said when, as a child in an orphanage, he asked if his parents were dead. Frankie Lynham is seventy years of age and is about to undergo heart surgery. On the night before the operation he sits in his kitchen remembering how, just one year before, a woman arrived claiming to be his sister. Her visit rocked his world and launched him on a desperate quest to find out as much as he could about the family he had never known and above all, why his mother had abandoned him to the care of strangers. He has until daybreak to try to make some sense of what he has discovered. This timely novel digs to the heart of the scandalous treatment meted out to many vulnerable women in Ireland in the 20th century.

143 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 22, 2017

Reviews

[Keren Krinick · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book! Interesting and well written, sad as well. A novel about a man that grew up as an orphan in Dublin, Ireland. At his late age, he suddenly discovers that he had a family all along, and was possibly never an orphan! Exploring his fascinating history, tinged with mystery and adventure as he peels back the hidden truth. Filled with adults that cared for him, and many that disappointed, this is flowing and engaging book. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this e-reader copy for my review. All opinions are my own.

[Yodemon · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very timely reminder of how Ireland treated anyone who didn’t meet the strict moral code.

[Rebecca Hill · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Linda Tilling · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Poor lamb, poor lamb, that was what the nun said when he her asked if his parents were dead. It would take many decades before he discovered what she meant…"

This is the story of one man's search for what happened after he was left with the nun's following his birth in Ireland. However, it is the story of thousands of orphaned babies and children and was a very distressing and heartbreaking read in places. In others it was like a trawl through someone's family history with them and was fascinating because of my interest in this subject.

A wonderful book and I wanted to give the Poor Lamb Henry Hudson a big hug.