Description
In this poignant and unflinching memoir, Shane Dunphy recounts his harrowing childhood within the Irish foster care system, where love and safety were promised but too often withheld. Through a deeply personal journey marked by neglect, abuse, and the ever-present fear of separation, he charts how a child learns to survive while searching for a place to belong. The book explores identity and resilience in the face of institutional failure, asking what it truly means to be protected—and what happens when systems meant to help instead fracture lives. Written in Dunphy’s raw, candid voice, this is both a testament to endurance and a clarion-eyed look at the human cost of abandonment.
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paperback
GILL & MACMILLAN
Published Jan 1, 2006
207 pages
ISBN: 9780717140060
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First Published
2006
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Wednesday's Child by Shane Dunphy.