Definitely Not the Opera·DNTO

A mother and daughter reunited after 50 years

Over sixty years ago Eileen Pilkington was living in Quebec as a single mom, raising her infant daughter Mona. So when she met a man who was raising three kids on his own, they moved in together and started a household. But late one night - their world was shattered.

In Quebec in the 1950s, Eileen Pilkington was a young mother who had been left by her husband. So when she met a single dad, the couple pooled their resources and moved in together. The arrangement was working until the night the police arrived at their door. Eileen and her partner were charged with "living immorally and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile." Eileen went to prison and lost her infant daughter, Mona. Fifty years would pass before they were reunited.