{"product_id":"dreams-from-my-mother","title":"Dreams From My Mother","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt's 1947 and a sheltered Catholic girl is studying Classics at Newnham College, Cambridge.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe is the first one in her family to go to university \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– and then she discovers that she's pregnant. The father is also a student at Cambridge, studying law. And he is black.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDespite pressure to give up her baby for adoption, the young mother has big dreams for her child's future. Her daughter Elizabeth overcomes a background of shame, stigma, and discrimination, to become one of the UK's greatest ever nurses, and the first ever sickle cell nurse specialist. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRecently named a BBC 100 Women of the Year 2020 and awarded a Damehood, Dame Elizabeth Anionwu has continued her work throughout her retirement, and recently brought to the nation's attention how Covid-19 has had a devastating effect on Black and Asian communities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDreams From My Mother\u003c\/em\u003e is an inspiring story about childhood, race, identity, family, friendship, hope and what makes us who we are. Ultimately, it is an incredibly moving story of a mother and a daughter separated by society, but united in the dreams they shared for her future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dame Elizabeth Anionwu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43168448741633,"sku":"9781841885223","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-2023-07-12T163552.438.png?v=1689176166","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/dreams-from-my-mother","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}