In 1950, Kathleen O'Malley and her two sisters were legally abducted from their mother and placed in an industrial school ran by the Sisters of Mercy order of nuns, who also ran the notorious Magdalene Homes. The rape of eight-year-old Kathleen by a neighbour had triggered their removal - the Irish authorities ruling that her mother must have been negligent. They were only allowed a strictly supervised visit once a year, until they were permitted to leave the harsh and cruel regime of the institution at the age of sixteen. ...
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In 1950, Kathleen O'Malley and her two sisters were legally abducted from their mother and placed in an industrial school ran by the Sisters of Mercy order of nuns, who also ran the notorious Magdalene Homes. The rape of eight-year-old Kathleen by a neighbour had triggered their removal - the Irish authorities ruling that her mother must have been negligent. They were only allowed a strictly supervised visit once a year, until they were permitted to leave the harsh and cruel regime of the institution at the age of sixteen. But Kate survived her traumatic childhood and escaped her past by leaving for England and then Australia when the British government offered a scheme to encourage settlement there. Fleeing her past again, Kate worked as a governess in Paris and then returned to England where she trained as a beautician at Elizabeth Arden. She married and had a son. A turning point in Kate's life came when she applied to become a magistrate and realised that she had to confront her hidden personal history and make it public. This is her inspiring story.
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I could not put this book down. One might expect a dark tale like this from Dickens, but even he would be staggered. Not only is the book a true life experience, but it happened NOT in the Dark Ages, or Middle Ages, or even during the stogy, repressed Victorian era; it happened during our lifetimes! The cruelty, and domination by the despicable mores of society, and the pitiless attitude of many nuns is almost impossible to believe, but I have since read other books of the same theme, and am convinced it is authentic.
It is difficult to hear that many of the 'truths' we hold dear, are far from dear. A 'must read' for anyone who thinks that atrocities only happened in 'the old days'. Be ready to be stunned.
