| Description |
x, 258 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Note |
"Clutching her eight-week-old sister in her arms, Frances Reilly was abandoned by her mother outside the gates of The Poor Sisters of Nazareth Convent. It was Christmas morning 1956 and Frances was 2 years old. For the next 13 years Frances experienced institutionalized cruelty under the care of her new guardians: she was beaten, raped, and molested on numerous occasions. The nuns stripped her of everything--her best friend, her innocence, even her name--but they could not suppress her spirit and her never-ending hope of a better life. Written with great honesty and integrity, this moving account of childhood suffering is a tragic yet inspiring story. Through it all Frances refused to be broken. This is her account of her resolution to survive and defy the evil that stole her childhood."--Publisher description. |
| Subject |
Reilly, Frances -- Childhood and youth.
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Abused children -- Northern Ireland -- Belfast -- Biography.
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Convents -- Northern Ireland -- Belfast -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780752874562 (hbk.) |
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075287456X (hbk.) |
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9780752875330 (pbk.) |
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0752875337 (pbk.) |
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