Anionwu, Elizabeth N.
Mixed Blessings from a Cambridge Union
- ISBN 13:
- 9780995526808
- author:
- Anionwu, Elizabeth N.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Elizan
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2016
- Pages:
- 350
- Dimensions:
- 19.84 x 12.85 x 1.85 centimeters
- Genre:
- Biography, Personal Memoirs, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Elizabeth N. Anionwu's memoir, Mixed Blessings from a Cambridge Union, is a powerful and moving account of her life. Born in 1947 to a Catholic girl of Liverpool Irish working-class heritage, Elizabeth was the first in her family to attend university at Newnham College, Cambridge. Her pregnancy with a black father, also a student at Cambridge, studying law, led to dramatic consequences. Despite pressure to give up her baby for adoption, Elizabeth chose to raise her daughter alone, navigating a complex and often difficult path. The memoir charts her journey from childhood in care, subjected to physical abuse by her stepfather, to finding love and resilience. Through her story, Anionwu explores themes of identity, belonging, and the experiences of mixed-race individuals in Britain. With humour and insight, she recounts her life's twists and turns, from suburban health visiting to political activism and radical nursing.
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