Finding Tipperary Mary
Phyllis Whitsell, 2015
Mirror Books
244 pp.
ISBN-13: 9781910335338
Summary
Finding Tipperary Mary, is the astonishing first person account of Phyllis Whitsell’s search for the mother who left her in a Catholic orphanage in Birmingham.
While struggling to fit in with her adoptive family, growing up, becoming a nurse and starting a family of her own, Phyllis longed to discover the missing pieces of her early life.
Her search to learn more about her mother—and the reasons for abandoning her, led to a remarkable journey where the two women’s lives crossed each other unknowingly. When they both eventually sat down in the same room together, the circumstances were extraordinary, moving and ultimately life-changing.
The book touches on topical issues such as adoption, alcoholism, abuse, dementia and forgiveness. (From the publisher.)