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gimmemorebooks21's review
5.0
Heartbreaking, strong, and powerful. Everybody should read this book!
"They had taught me that the country I had grown up in was so much harsher for women, girls and their children than I have ever imagined. A country where people still struggle to find out the truth about what happened to them and their relatives and grapple every day with the impact of a lifelong loss".
"They had taught me that the country I had grown up in was so much harsher for women, girls and their children than I have ever imagined. A country where people still struggle to find out the truth about what happened to them and their relatives and grapple every day with the impact of a lifelong loss".
miacasey16's review
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5.0
joanos's review
Three stories, all true, well laid out about the tragedy and cruelty of Bessborough 3/5
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kittic's review
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5.0
Three remarkable stories of bravery in the face of cruelty for which this State should forever be ashamed. Deirdre Finnerty portrays each woman's story with honesty and clarity, while fully contextualising it for the reader. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the recent history of Ireland.