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Barefoot and Lost

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Phillip Snell, a boy of ten years old in September 1944, witnesses the death of his mother by a doodle bug bomb. His grandmother takes charge and together they move from London to Hastings on the south coast of England.
The absence of his Father, who has been away at war for the past three years, and an over protective female dominance make him an easy target for bullying. Phillip learns to physically stand up for himself , he finds good friends, notices girls, life is good, until the pressure of returning to work to support him is too much for his Gran and she too dies.
His Grandmothers, employers make a desperate bid to foster him, but an over zealous welfare officer considers they are too old and unsuitable to foster, therefore Phillip is sent to a children’s home.
In this home Phillip experiences sexual abuse; he blows the whistle via contacts outside of the home, a murder, an exposure of a paedophile ring leads to his attempted abduction, and police protection. A further attempt at fostering goes badly wrong and Phillip finds himself once again in a children’s home.
Phillip becomes a victim of the British Government’s policy of forced emigration for orphaned children to the Colonies. On arrival in Western Australia he is the victim of brutality by members of a religious order. Phillip and a friend abscond and begin a journey that takes them half way across this vast continent. Almost dead from exposure he believes he has found someone to love him, not out of pity or duty but for being Phillip, but then maybe he is just a substitute for a lost son

Language: English

Pages: 445

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: Brian Francis

Release: May 04, 2012

Barefoot and Lost

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Phillip Snell, a boy of ten years old in September 1944, witnesses the death of his mother by a doodle bug bomb. His grandmother takes charge and together they move from London to Hastings on the south coast of England.
The absence of his Father, who has been away at war for the past three years, and an over protective female dominance make him an easy target for bullying. Phillip learns to physically stand up for himself , he finds good friends, notices girls, life is good, until the pressure of returning to work to support him is too much for his Gran and she too dies.
His Grandmothers, employers make a desperate bid to foster him, but an over zealous welfare officer considers they are too old and unsuitable to foster, therefore Phillip is sent to a children’s home.
In this home Phillip experiences sexual abuse; he blows the whistle via contacts outside of the home, a murder, an exposure of a paedophile ring leads to his attempted abduction, and police protection. A further attempt at fostering goes badly wrong and Phillip finds himself once again in a children’s home.
Phillip becomes a victim of the British Government’s policy of forced emigration for orphaned children to the Colonies. On arrival in Western Australia he is the victim of brutality by members of a religious order. Phillip and a friend abscond and begin a journey that takes them half way across this vast continent. Almost dead from exposure he believes he has found someone to love him, not out of pity or duty but for being Phillip, but then maybe he is just a substitute for a lost son

Language: English

Pages: 445

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: Brian Francis

Release: May 04, 2012

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