Marjorie Too Afraid to Cry: A Home Child Experience

Marjorie Too Afraid to Cry: A Home Child Experience
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Publisher : Dundurn
Total Pages : 305
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ISBN-10 : 9781459703391
ISBN-13 : 1459703391
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Book Synopsis Marjorie Too Afraid to Cry: A Home Child Experience by : Patricia Skidmore

Download or read book Marjorie Too Afraid to Cry: A Home Child Experience written by Patricia Skidmore and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2013-01-05 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1937, 10-year-old Marjorie Arnison was shipped from Britain to Prince of Wales Fairbridge Farm School near Victoria, British Columbia. For years she wouldn't talk about her past. It wasn't until daughter Patricia explored archival records and shared them with her mother that a home-child saga emerged.


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