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Philomena
- A Mother, Her Son, and a Fifty-Year Search
- By: Martin Sixsmith
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 15 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 921
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 836
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Story4 out of 5 stars 832
Now a major motion picture directed by Stephen Frears ( The Queen, High Fidelity) and starring Judi Dench ( Skyfall, Notes on a Scandal) and Steve Coogan ( The Trip, Hamlet 2): the heartbreaking true story of an Irishwoman and the secret she kept for 50 years. 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.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very Moving Story
- By Cariola on 02-09-14
- Philomena
- A Mother, Her Son, and a Fifty-Year Search
- By: Martin Sixsmith
- Narrated by: John Curless
wonderful story. surprises and satisfying themes
Reviewed: 07-09-16
so much different than the movie version. this story had very inspiring subplots and helped me appreciate alternate viewpoints.
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