Book review: Missing Persons, Or My Grandmother’s Secrets 

Clair Wills presents 'a history of unmarried motherhood through three generations of an Irish family, and the secrets we conceal'
Book review: Missing Persons, Or My Grandmother’s Secrets 

Clair Wills raises uncomfortable truths in her latest book. Picture: Zahid Chaudhary

Sat, 27 Jan, 2024 - 02:00
Clodagh Finn

  • Missing Persons, Or My Grandmother’s Secrets 
  • Clair Wills 
  • Allen Lane, €22.99

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