Originally published as Little Drifters. The Lost Ones tells the harrowing true story of a travelling Irish family whose bonds were tested by poverty, separation and mistreatment while in the care of a convent.

The book examines family separation, institutional power and social prejudice in modern Ireland. Combining testimony with investigative reporting, it places personal experience inside a wider social and historical context.

Readers interested in Irish social history, child welfare, or investigative non-fiction will find a clear, compassionate narrative that centres survivors and archival evidence.

• Themes: family separation, institutional care, Irish social history
• Approach: eyewitness testimony, investigative reporting, archival research
• Format: Paperback, 304 pages

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