Bitter Almond: A Memoir

By Doug Terry

Set in the early 60s, Bitter Almond charts the disintegration of a family's life as, evicted from their country cottage, five young boys find themselves swallowed up by the old workhouse system, still going strong.

After a summer spent with their mother in a "concentration camp" of collapsing wooden huts they are moved to the infamous Newington Lodge in Southwark before, in a final separation, being sent on to Eastry Childrens home as "looked after kids" placed in the care of the state.

Abuse, belittling and military-style discipline follow. Yet hope remains. What will it take for Mum and Dad to get their children back?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F4PJ4SHS
• ISBN13: 9798312729733
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 8.0"