{"product_id":"philomena-movie-tiein-isbn-9780143124726","title":"Philomena (Movie Tie-In)","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe heartbreaking true story of an Irishwoman and the secret she kept for 50 years and the basis for the major motion picture starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When she became pregnant as a teenager in Ireland in 1952, Philomena Lee was sent to a convent to be looked after as a “fallen woman.” Then the nuns took her baby from her and sold him, like thousands of others, to America for adoption. Fifty years later, Philomena decided to find him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Meanwhile, on the other side of the Atlantic, Philomena’s son was trying to find her. Renamed Michael Hess, he had become a leading lawyer in the first Bush administration, and he struggled to hide secrets that would jeopardize his career in the Republican Party and endanger his quest to find his mother.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A gripping exposé told with novelistic intrigue, \u003ci\u003ePhilomena\u003c\/i\u003e pulls back the curtain on the role of the Catholic Church in forced adoptions and on the love between a mother and son who endured a lifelong separation.“The extraordinary story of an extraordinary woman . . . Philomena’s tale is special. . . . It reveals a remarkable human being with astonishing fortitude and a truly humbling willingness to forgive. . . . I hope Philomena’s heroic search and her courage in allowing her story to be told will bring comfort to all who have suffered a similar fate.” —\u003cb\u003eJudi Dench, \u003c\/b\u003efrom the Foreword\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A searingly poignant account of forced adoption and its consequences.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Riveting . . . Sixsmith chillingly recounts . . . this mother-and-son saga.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Emotionally compelling.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A powerful testament to the strength of the bond between mother and child.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Heartbreaking . . . a story that needed to be told.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Delves into a woman’s grief with restraint and sensitivity.” \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The touching story of a mother’s fifty-year search for her son.” \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e(London)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Sixsmith\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several fiction and nonfiction books and is a former BBC journalist and director of communications for the British government. He lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJudi Dench\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the world’s most celebrated actresses and has received numerous awards for her work, including eleven BAFTA awards, two Golden Globes, a Tony Award, and an Academy Award. Her most recent films are \u003ci\u003eThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSkyfall\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303316115685,"sku":"NP9780143124726","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143124726.jpg?v=1767734720","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/philomena-movie-tiein-isbn-9780143124726","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}