Justine Cowan, author of "The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames: a Memoir." Cowan always had a difficult relationship with her mother, who was quite cold, distant, and demanding. Cowan eventually discovered that her mother had been raised in London's infamous Foundling Hospital, which was a place for illegitimate children. Cowan's fascinating memoir chronicles her quest to learn as much as she could about her mother as well as her grandmother.