{"product_id":"9781848409262-parcels-in-the-post","title":"Parcels in the Post","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrowing Up With Fifty Siblings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with pathos and humour, \u003cem\u003eParcels in the Post\u003c\/em\u003e is both a memoir of a loving household and snapshot of the fostering system in Ireland, from someone at the very heart of it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWelcome to the house of fun.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s the early 1980s and Fiona Neary and her family have recently moved back from England to the family farm. Fiona’s huge-hearted mum decides to take in foster children – a decision that will change all their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Over the next decade, a procession of faces passes through the house. Every child has their own story, and each story claims a little piece of Fiona’s heart. Some stay a few weeks; some months, and then years. All these children, as well as Fiona and her family, must pass through a chaotic system: where a judge’s decision can alter a child’s life, for better or worse; where emergency placements can break up siblings; where the foster family are often left in the dark and with little back-up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFilled with pathos and humour, \u003cem\u003eParcels in the Post\u003c\/em\u003e is both a memoir of a loving household and snapshot of the fostering system in Ireland, from someone at the very heart of it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41611386617953,"sku":"9781848409262","price":13.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28115714.jpg?v=1722324971","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781848409262-parcels-in-the-post","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}