Andrew Pierce Finding Margaret: Solving the mystery of my birth mother

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This talk is based on the Sunday Times bestselling book which is highly recommended by his friend Joan Collins, Jeremy Vine who called it a ‘warm and vivid read’ and Vanessa Feltz who described it as a ‘moving odyssey’.This presentation tells the story of journalist and broadcaster Andrew Pierce’s search for his birth mother. As he was approaching fifty, Pierce decided that it was finally time to track down his biological mother. He knew that he had lived in a Roman Catholic orphanage in Cheltenham for more than two years and was adopted at the age of three by a family who loved and nurtured him. As his career in journalism flourished and despite feeling like he was betraying the adoptive parents who loved him so much, Pierce began to tentatively search for his birth mother, only to find that she had done everything she could to ensure he would never find her.

When he finally managed to meet her, the mystery only deepened, leading him to Ireland in search of the man who may or may not have been his father. During his search, Pierce also realises the extent of the mistreatment he suffered at the orphanage and attempts to forge a relationship with the woman who gave him away.

Andrew Pierce is a well-known and popular presenter with over 300,000 social media followers. He is also a leading columnist and consultant Editor for the Daily Mail.From Monday to Wednesday he reviews the morning news and front pages on ITV’s Good Morning Britain (sparring with his frenemy Kevin Maguire).

In addition, he has his own show on GB News, Britain’s Newsroom, every day from Monday to Thursday, 9.30am to 12 noon. The show gets the highest news channel viewing figures at that time each day. He also co-hosts The Reaction each week with Sarah Vine for Mail+ TV.A Q&A Session will follow.