Kathy's Story : Inside The Hell Of Ireland's Notorious Magdalen Sisters' Laundries
by Kathy O'Beirne
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0732282160
- ISBN 13
- 9780732282165
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Harper Collins, Australia, 2005. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Good. Trade Paperback. 223 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Harper Collins, Australia, 2005. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have moderate creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. . Edges of pages are lightly browned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Kathy O'Beirne was sexually abused at eight, labeled "troublesome" by a psychiatrist, and sent to reform school. After being raped by a visiting priest, she was transferred to a psychiatric hospital and subjected to electric shock therapy. At 12, she ended up in a Magdalen laundry, the notorious workhouses where thousands of other "troublesome" girls were incarcerated, abused, and forced to slave in horrendous conditions. In unflinching detail, yet illuminated by strength and hope, "Kathy's Story recounts her harrowing experiences, remarkable survival, and campaign to help other victims of institutional abuse. *** One is manyhills Quantity Available: 2. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0732282160. ISBN/EAN: 9780732282165. Inventory No: 21040050.. 9780732282165
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- Bookseller
- Manyhills Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21040050
- Title
- Kathy's Story : Inside The Hell Of Ireland's Notorious Magdalen Sisters' Laundries
- Author
- Kathy O'Beirne
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0732282160
- ISBN 13
- 9780732282165
- Publisher
- Harper Collins
- Place of Publication
- Australia
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- BZDB5 Biography & Autobiography; Kathy's Story : Inside The Hell Of Ireland's Notorious Magdalen Sisters' Laundries
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- Biography & Autobiography;
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