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Empty Cradles
Margaret Humphreys
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Description for Empty Cradles
Paperback. In 1986 Margaret Humphreys, a Nottingham social worker, investigated a woman's claim that, aged four, she had been put on a boat to Australia by the British government. At first incredulous, Margaret discovered that this was just the tip of an enormous iceberg. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2x8 pp. BIC Classification: HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 288.
THE BOOK THAT EXPOSED THE HEARTBREAKING SCANDAL OF BRITAIN'S FORGOTTEN AND ABUSED CHILD MIGRANTS - now a film, Oranges and Sunshine, starring Emily Watson.
In 1986 Margaret Humphreys, a Nottingham social worker, investigated a woman's claim that, aged four, she had been put on a boat to Australia by the British government. At first incredulous, Margaret discovered that this was just the tip of an enormous iceberg. Up to 150,000 children, some as young as three years old, had been deported from children's homes in Britain and shipped off to a 'new life' in distant parts of the Empire, right ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552165327
SKU
V9780552165327
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Margaret Humphreys
Margaret Humphreys is the Director and founder of the Child Migrants Trust, supported by Nottinghamshire County Council. For her services on behalf of the child migrants, she was awarded the Order of Australia - one of only a few Britons ever to have been so honoured, and she was appointed CBE in the 2011 New Year Honours list . She ... Read more
Reviews for Empty Cradles
It is a story that defies belief.
Independent
The secrets of the lost children of Britain may never have been revealed if it had not been for [the actions of] Margaret Humphreys.
Sunday Times
A modern Florence Nightingale.
Sydney Morning Herald
A truly astonishing, haunting, real-life detective story.
She (Australia)
Brought tears ... Read more
Independent
The secrets of the lost children of Britain may never have been revealed if it had not been for [the actions of] Margaret Humphreys.
Sunday Times
A modern Florence Nightingale.
Sydney Morning Herald
A truly astonishing, haunting, real-life detective story.
She (Australia)
Brought tears ... Read more