In 1919, at the age of two and a half, the author heard the person she called Gran say sharply, 'She's no relative of mine None whatever' And that was how she discovered that orphans were fed and clothed but did not belong to anyone This is a very moving and honest autobiography as Janet Hitchman sees her own failings as clearly as she admits the remarkable achievements of the Dr Barnado's home from which she was launched into the working world