The cast-off kids /
by Merry, Trisha; Buttriss, Jacquie.
Material type: BookPublisher: London : Simon & Schuster, 2016Description: 341 pages ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781471138522 (pbk.) :; 1471138526 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 362.733 MERSubject(s): Merry, Trisha | Merry, Mike | Foster children -- Great Britain | Foster parents -- Great Britain | Parent and child -- Great Britain | Family and Relationships | Family and RelationshipsSummary: One hot summer's afternoon, two abandoned infants are brought to Trisha and Mike Merry's door, forlorn and afraid. Their mother walked out on them. (They don't remember her.) Their grandmother tried, but couldn't manage them. And now their young father has given up on them too. These cast-off kids desperately need somewhere to live and a family to love them. They've come to the right place. Trisha and Mike welcome them into their home and their hearts. There are now ten children under five in this household, where every day is filled with cuddles, fun and more than a few challenges. After ten eventful years of love and laughter, they are reclaimed by their jealous mother, a stranger, who sets fire to their memories and sends them to a succession of care homes. Finally the younger one sets out on a quest to find the only two people who have ever loved him.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book - Adult Paperback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 362.733 MER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002929782X |
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One hot summer's afternoon, two abandoned infants are brought to Trisha and Mike Merry's door, forlorn and afraid. Their mother walked out on them. (They don't remember her.) Their grandmother tried, but couldn't manage them. And now their young father has given up on them too. These cast-off kids desperately need somewhere to live and a family to love them. They've come to the right place. Trisha and Mike welcome them into their home and their hearts. There are now ten children under five in this household, where every day is filled with cuddles, fun and more than a few challenges. After ten eventful years of love and laughter, they are reclaimed by their jealous mother, a stranger, who sets fire to their memories and sends them to a succession of care homes. Finally the younger one sets out on a quest to find the only two people who have ever loved him.
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