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Philomena

A Mother, Her Son, and a Fifty-Year Search
Summary:

The book recounts the true story of an Irish woman, Philomena Lee, who searches for her son Anthony after being forced to give him up for adoption by the nuns at the convent where she gave birth as a teenager. It follows her journey and the parallel life of her son, who grows up in the United States, becoming a successful lawyer and a gay man during the AIDS crisis, all while unaware of his mother's relentless quest to find him.

Key points:

1. Forced Adoption: The book delves into the 1950s Irish practice of forced adoption, focusing on Philomena's forced separation from her son by convent nuns.

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