Win a special edition hardback or one of 10 ebooks of ‘Yet’: A Story of Triumph over Childhood Separation, Trauma, and Disability by Helen Parker-Drabble.

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Started at:10/2/2025 10:57 PM
Ends at:10/24/2025 01:00 AM
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Could you have survived childhood isolation on a long-term hospital ward in the 1930s?

One winner will receive a special colour hardback edition printed on luxury 150gsm paper — featuring bespoke end-pages, black & green head & tail bands, and a sewn-in bookmark.

Ten winners will each receive a digital version of ‘Yet’: A Story of Triumph over Childhood Separation, Trauma, and Disability by Helen Parker-Drabble.

In the spirit of Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt), and Educated (Tara Westover),'Yet' delivers an unflinching look at childhood hardship and triumph.

"No one believed me. ‘Children couldn’t have been treated like that.’ But we were."

—Harry Drabble

In 1937, two-year-old Harry Drabble was torn from his family and spent years immobilised in an English Hospital. This inspiring memoir, told through Harry’s words and his daughter’s meticulous research, reveals the medical treatment and emotional effects on children in early 20th-century long-stay hospitals, particularly as a result of bovine TB from drinking unpasteurised milk. Perfect for readers of inspirational memoir, social history, family history, or those passionate about medical and disability rights stories.

To read a sample, click here.

(The ebook of ‘Yet’: A Story of Triumph over Childhood Separation, Trauma, and Disability will be published on 6 October and the print version on 31 October, 2025. Ask for a copy at your local library or visit here.)

Why It Matters:

This portrait memoir shines a light on the hundreds of thousands of forgotten children confined in long-stay hospitals in Britain between 1900-1955 and the power of perseverance.

If you believe in the importance of remembering our social, community and medical past, or work in healthcare, education, or advocacy, this book will speak to you.

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