In view of the ‘migrant children’ being in the forefront of theis week’s news, I recommend the following title as a ‘must read’.
Empty Cradles Margaret Humphreys.
Corgi Books ISBN 0 552 14164X £9.99
Margaret Humphreys travelled thousands of miles and spent long hours searching through births, marriages and deaths. Her purpose? To help child migrants make contact with their roots.
A shocking story, one we might have expected to read about in a Dickens novel. That these children were shipped out, the last as recently as 1967, left me speechless.
From the cover: “Empty Cradles is a strong indictment of government, as well as charitable and religious organisations. It is a sad harrowing story that will move the reader to anger and tears. Yet it offers a message of hope to all victims of a shameful scandal that has been ignored too long.”
- Catriona