Whispering Hope - The True Story of the Magdalene Women

Informationen zum Autor Nancy Costello, Kathleen Legg, Diane Croghan, Marie Slattery and Marina Gambold were confined in Magdalene Laundries in Ireland during the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Through the charity Magdalene Survivors Together, founded by documentary and filmmaker Steven O'Riordan, they fought for justice and in 2013 won compensation and an apology from the Irish State. Klappentext The harrowing account of five women who were confined in Magdalene Laundries in Ireland.

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Despite its distressing content, WHISPERING HOPE deserves to be recognized as an important book. It finally gives a voice to women who were once to ashamed or too traumatized to talk about their Magdalene experiences. SUNDAY BUSINESS POST 20150531

Product details

• Authors: Nancy Costello, Nancy Legg Costello, Diane Croghan, Kathleen Legg
• Publisher: Orion
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.05.2015
• EAN: 9781409160847
• ISBN: 978-1-4091-6084-7
• No. of pages: 304
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature > Novel-like biographies