From Sea to
Shore by Kenneth Richmond (click
here to read) Autobiography of a Barnardo boy who became a
Master Mariner.
One of a Baker's
Dozen by Reg Trew (click here to read) A School Teacher's
account of a harrowing entry into Barnardo's as a boy, followed by an exciting
career in the Royal Navy before returning to shore life and pursuing an
interesting course through the teaching profession.
Across The Blanket by Gordon
Brocklehurst The remarkable journey from Barnardo Boy to Brain
Surgeon is woven around important strands to form the fabric of an unwanted
child's life. This is a sociological study using a widely ranging medical
experience.
The Tin of
Sweets by E M Stephens The author's
Barnardo beginnings are followed by a life of crime and punishment. This is an
account of his experience, thoughts, and philosophy told vividly in strong
language.
They would have come looking for me.
Wouldn't they? by Bill Cotton A grossly
fragmented childhood in Barnardo's followed by a belated education and life as a
missionary is set against the anguished experience of finding his mother in his
middle age and the acknowledged difficulties of his later
life.
...and I Survived A Barnardo
Boy's Memoirby Kenneth Brown From
dubious beginnings a little Londoner progresses through Barnardo's to find a
future in the publishing trade and a life in California from which he pursues
the fate of his father.
The Twenty-Third Little
Varmint by Dennis Sloan Entitled in the
language of a most remarkable Barnardo foster mother this is a sensitive account
of a Suffolk childhood followed by endeavour, failure, survival and success in
his personal and business life.
Thanks to Dr
Barnardo by Gladys Reid A country
foster-childhood, an institutional training, a period in service, and her own
family life, with all its subsequent joys and sorrows, form an evensong of
thanksgiving to the compassion of one man.
The Path of Eriss by Nick Speke
Tragedy and triumph are as mixed in this colourful account of travels far and wide, as are the themes of faith and family which inspire it.
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