Marjorie Too Afraid to Cry: A Home Child Experience

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Author	: Patricia Skidmore
Publisher	: Dundurn
Total Pages	: 305
Release	: 2013-01-05
ISBN-10	: 9781459703391
ISBN-13	: 1459703391
Rating	: 4/5 (91 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis Marjorie Too Afraid to Cry: A Home Child Experience by : Patricia Skidmore

Book excerpt: 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 talk about her past. It wasn't until daughter Patricia explored archival records and shared them with her mother that a home-child saga emerged.

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