{"product_id":"parcels-in-the-post-fiona-neary-9781848409262","title":"Parcels in the Post: Growing Up with Fifty Siblings","description":"\u003cb\u003eWelcome to the house of fun.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's the early 1980s and Fiona Neary and her family have recently moved back from England to the family farm. Fiona's huge-hearted mum decides to take in foster children - a decision that will change all their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Over the next decade, a procession of faces passes through the house. Every child has their own story, and each story claims a little piece of Fiona's heart. Some stay a few weeks; some months, and then years. All these children, as well as Fiona and her family, must pass through a chaotic system: where a judge's decision can alter a child's life, for better or worse; where emergency placements can break up siblings; where the foster family are often left in the dark and with little back-up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilled with pathos and humour, \u003ci\u003eParcels in the Post\u003c\/i\u003e is both a memoir of a loving household and snapshot of the fostering system in Ireland, from someone at the very heart of it all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fiona Neary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1848409265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848409262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Island Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Fiona Neary","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46199238983935,"sku":"9781848409262","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cc55c94c-e3ea-4c92-80f0-1e4e4bf0167f.jpg?v=1727925465","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/parcels-in-the-post-fiona-neary-9781848409262","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}