Filled with pathos and humour, Parcels in the Post is both a memoir of a loving household and snapshot of the fostering system in Ireland, from someone at the very heart of it all.
Parcels in the post
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Description
Welcome to the house of fun.
It’s the early 1980s and Fiona Neary and her family have recently moved back from England to the family farm. Fiona’s huge-hearted mum decides to take in foster children – a decision that will change all their lives.
 Over the next decade, a procession of faces passes through the house. Every child has their own story, and each story claims a little piece of Fiona’s heart. Some stay a few weeks; some months, and then years. All these children, as well as Fiona and her family, must pass through a chaotic system: where a judge’s decision can alter a child’s life, for better or worse; where emergency placements can break up siblings; where the foster family are often left in the dark and with little back-up.
Filled with pathos and humour, Parcels in the Post is both a memoir of a loving household and snapshot of the fostering system in Ireland, from someone at the very heart of it all.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.373 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 21.5 × 13.5 × 1.53 cm |
| Book_author | Neary, Fiona |
| Publisher | New Island Books |
| Imprint | New Island Books |
| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 232 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | |
| Dewey | 362.733092 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
