Marjorie Too Afraid to Cry

Marjorie Too Afraid to Cry
Author :
Publisher : Dundurn
Total Pages : 305
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781459703414
ISBN-13 : 1459703413
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Marjorie Too Afraid to Cry by : Patricia Skidmore

Download or read book Marjorie Too Afraid to Cry written by Patricia Skidmore and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2013-01-05 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Marjorie’s daughter began exploring archival records involving Britain’s child-migration program, a home-child saga emerged. Marjorie Arnison was one of the thousands of children removed from their families, communities, and country and placed in a British colony or commonwealth to provide "white stock" and cheap labour. In Marjorie’s case, she was sent to Prince of Wales Fairbridge Farm School, just north of Victoria, British Columbia, in 1937. As a child, Patricia was angered that her mother wouldn’t talk about the past. It took many years to discover why – it wasn’t because she was keeping a dark secret, but because she had "lost" her childhood. For 10-year-old Marjorie, forgetting her past, her family, and England was the only survival tool she had at her disposal to enable her to face her frightening and uncertain future. This is Marjorie’s account as told by her daughter. It is a story of fear, loss, courage, survival, and finding one’s way home.


Marjorie Too Afraid to Cry Related Books

Marjorie Too Afraid to Cry
Language: en
Pages: 305
Authors: Patricia Skidmore
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-01-05 - Publisher: Dundurn

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

When Marjorie’s daughter began exploring archival records involving Britain’s child-migration program, a home-child saga emerged. Marjorie Arnison was one o
Marjorie Too Afraid to Cry
Language: en
Pages: 304
Authors: Patricia Skidmore
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-01-05 - Publisher: Dundurn

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In 1937, 10-year-old Marjorie Arnison was shipped from Britain to Prince of Wales Fairbridge Farm School near Victoria, British Columbia. For years she wouldn't
Marjorie Her War Years
Language: en
Pages: 312
Authors: Patricia Skidmore
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-08-11 - Publisher: Dundurn

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Her family broken apart and her identity taken away, she had to forget her past in order to face her future. But forgetting isn’t forever. Taken from their mo
A British Home Child in Canada 2-Book Bundle
Language: en
Pages: 656
Authors: Patricia Skidmore
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-08-18 - Publisher: Dundurn

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The biography of a British girl, split from her family by the British child migration program, learning to cope with her hard new life in Canada. Marjorie Too A
You're On Your Own (But I'm Here If You Need Me)
Language: en
Pages: 355
Authors: Marjorie Savage
Categories: Family & Relationships
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-05-05 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Realistic and practical advice for parents of college-age kids. Parents whose kids are away at college have a tough tightrope to walk: they naturally want to st