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Letter to Louise by Pauline Collins (Paperback, 1993)
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In 1964, in a bare room in Waterloo, a young actress gave her baby for adoption. They were to be parted for more than twenty years. The actress was Pauline Collins. The baby was her daughter Louise. Letter to Louise is a poignant, yet often funny, memoir of the months leading up to that day in Waterloo. In it, Pauline Collins recalls the idyllic time spent in rep in Killarney, playing in a different play every night, seven days a week, living in digs - and falling in love. After the season had finished, she found she was pregnant. Frightened and alone now, she decided to have the baby, hiding the fact from family, agents and friends. Going to ground, she waited for the baby to be born in a home for unmarried mothers, buoyed up by the kindness and humour of the other residents, and the nuns who cared for them. Yet she soon came to realise that she had no choice but to give her daughter away. Reluctantly she got on with life, finally achieving success and personal happiness. But she never forgot Louise and their story has the ultimate happy ending - the day they were reunited twenty-two years later.Product Identifiers
PublisherTransWorld LTD
ISBN-139780552137416
eBay Product ID (ePID)90083748
Product Key Features
Book TitleLetter to Louise
AuthorPauline Collins
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1993
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages240 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width127mm
Item Weight220g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorPauline Collins
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 05 Nov, 2020
A wonderful true story that is well written and engaging.
I purchased this as I am a big fan of Pauline Collins and consider her a national treasure. I had not realised before what the story was actually about and as soon as I did I couldn't wait to read it. Being a Catholic myself, I could completely empathise with Pauline and the situation she found herself in. I liked the fact that the book is not overly emotional and more factual and describing the real situation; how it was back in the 60s. Obviously, emotion was there but it wasn't overstated in order to try and sell the book thus being more accurate. The 1960's was an awful time for women as there was so much prejudice if an unmarried woman became pregnant, added to that her Catholic faith which put Pauline under more pressure. It was a difficult choice for her but she feels she made the right one; not for herself but for Louise. I was gripped by this book from start to finish although I will not go into anymore detail so as not to spoil it for other readers. If you are at all interested then go ahead and buy it as I believe you will find it a very interesting and poignant read.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 20 Jan, 2021
Good Interesting Read
Nice to read Pauline Collins life story. Watched Shirley Valentine 3 times and she was good in Upstairs Downstairs too.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 07 Jul, 2021
Great read
What a funny, sad and interesting book. I really enjoyed itVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 11 Jan, 2025
Good used book
Good real life storyVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 25 Jan, 2017
Great book
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 27 Jul, 2022
Great read
Enjoyed reading this book - big fan of Pauline CollinsVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Apr, 2023
Couldn’t put it down lovely story
Brilliant readVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 12 Aug, 2020
Good title
Like the book but very discoloured pages.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 18 Aug, 2021
Excellent book
Excellent purchase and value for moneyVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 Jul, 2022
Heartfelt
Interesting reading. Half way throughVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
