Trying to find a book I read once

[kimberleyanddarren]

I am trying to find a book which i believe was nonfiction about a woman in Ireland who was an unmarried mother, she spent years in an unmarried mothers home and escaped a few times. She managed to leave eventually and found the son she was forced to give up, towards the end she wins money on a scratchcard/lottery.

 

Please help i am desperate to find it!

Thanks

[Readwine]

I think it may be For the Love of My Mother by JP Rodgers ?