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Indlæser... The Magdalen Girls (udgave 2016)af V. S. Alexander (Forfatter)
Work InformationThe Magdalen Girls af V. S. Alexander
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Fantastic read! ( ) This was a difficult book to read, due to the topic. The Magdalen Laundries were terrible places. I read this after reading Claire Keegan's book," Small Things Like These". I found" Small Things Like These" did not really give any information or details about life in the Magdalen Laundries. This was a sad, but very informative read. Very glad I read it. Recommended! Set in Dublin, Ireland in early 1962, The Magdalen Girls is a story based on the infamous Magdalen laundries run by the Catholic church. The main characters are three girls who are sent to live indefinitely as penitents under the watch of sadistic Catholic nuns. These girls are given long hours of work with little nourishment. They are not allowed to speak to each other, or any time on their own. Girls were given over to the nuns by families that couldn’t deal with the troublesome teens, one girl ended up there because a priest was attracted to her and it was easier to have her removed than to expect him to control himself. The three girls bond and try to look out for each other, and two of them actually manage to escape for a short time. In Ireland, the church was the law so any escaped girls were hunted down and immediately returned to the nuns. The Magdalen laundries have become known for their severe conditions and the inhuman way the girls were treated but the author seems to shy away from pointing fingers, instead the Sister Superior is given a backstory that helps to explain why she inflicts emotional and physical abuse on others. The concept of The Magdalen Girls was excellent, this is a story that needs to be told. Unfortunately, I felt the writing was a little weak and clunky and the characters came across flat and one-dimensional. I thought this book had the potential to be an excellent historical fiction read so I was disappointed that it just didn’t work well. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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HTML:Dublin, 1962. Within the gated grounds of the convent of The Sisters of the Holy Redemption lies one of the city's Magdalen Laundries. Once places of refuge, the laundries have evolved into grim workhouses. Some inmates are "fallen" women??unwed mothers, prostitutes, or petty criminals. Most are ordinary girls whose only sin lies in being too pretty, too independent, or tempting the wrong man. Among them is sixteen-year-old Teagan Tiernan, sent by her family when her beauty provokes a lustful revelation from a young priest. Teagan soon befriends Nora Craven, a new arrival who thought nothing could be worse than living in a squalid tenement flat. Stripped of their freedom and dignity, the girls are given new names and denied contact with the outside world. The Mother Superior, Sister Anne, who has secrets of her own, inflicts cruel, dehumanizing punishments??but always in the name of love. Finally, Nora and Teagan find an ally in the reclusive Lea, who helps them endure??and plot an escape. But as they will discover, the outside world has dangers too, especially for young women with soiled reputations. Told with candor, compassion, and vivid historical detail, The Magdalen Girls is a masterfully written novel of life within the era's notorious institutions??and an inspiring story of friendship, hope, and unyield No library descriptions found. |
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