{"product_id":"9780008320768-forgotten-child","title":"The Forgotten Child","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Powerful True Story of a Boy Abandoned as a Baby and Left to Die\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a true story, The Forgotten Child is a heart-breaking memoir of an abandoned newborn baby left to die, his tempestuous upbringing, and how he came through the other side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a true story, The Forgotten Child is a heart-breaking memoir of an abandoned newborn baby left to die, his tempestuous upbringing, and how he came through the other side.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eIt’s a freezing winter’s night in 1954. A baby boy, a few hours old, is left by his mother, wrapped in nothing but two sheets of newspaper and hidden amongst the undergrowth by a canal bank. An hour later, a late-shift postman is walking wearily home when he hears a faint cry. He finds the newspaper parcel and discovers the newborn, white-cold and whimpering, inside.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eAfter being rushed to hospital and against all odds, the baby survives. He’s baptised by the hospital chaplain as Richard.\u003cbr\u003eEverything feels as though it’s looking up; Richard is put into local authority care and regains his health. However, after nearly five blissful years in a rural care home filled with loving friends, it soon unfolds that his turbulent start in life is only the beginning…\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eBased on a devastating true story, this inspirational memoir follows Richard’s traumatic birth, abusive childhood, and search for the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30340459888737,"sku":"9780008320768","price":8.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28367115.jpg?v=1722536089","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780008320768-forgotten-child","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}