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In this book first published in the UK in 2009, Sixsmith (former foreign correspondent, BBC; Putin's Oil) tells the story of Philomena Lee, who in 1952 was compelled to enter one of Ireland's convents where pregnant teenagers, considered reprobates by the Catholic Church, were sent to give birth. She was forced to give up her son, christened Anthony Lee, and told never to speak of him. Adopted by an American family and renamed Michael Hess, the boy grew up to become a successful lawyer for the Repub...Log In or Sign Up to Read More