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Kathy's Story: A Childhood Hell Inside the Magdalen Laundries

5 reviews
Kathy O'Beirne

Mainstream Publishing, 2005

Haunting and Painful but a story that needed to be told
Ms O'Brian tells a bitter painful tale of abuse, the most horrifying is that it is all true and Ms. O'Brian was not the only victim. Thousands of Ireland's daughters were treated the same way by their families, their country and their church. The adults who refused to believe that evil and sickness can come cloaked in the veil of religion. A society so cloaked in shame that a wife will stay ...

Dont Ever Tell Kathys Story

2 reviews
Kathy O'Beirne

HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, 2006

Why did this keep happening until 1996?
I've already seen the Magdalene Sisters film. Now I'm reading a book, about a girl, Kathy, who actually went to hell and back thanks to these laundries. From the beginning of the book, to the end, it spans over 30 years, 30 years of being stuck in institutions, having electric shock treatments, giving birth to a baby, the result of a rape, and being physically & mentally abused. The world is a ...

Don't Ever Tell: Kathy's Story: A True Tale of a Childhood Destroyed by Neglect and Fear

2 reviews
Kathy O'Beirne

Mainstream Publishing, 2006

Why did this keep happening until 1996?
I've already seen the Magdalene Sisters film. Now I'm reading a book, about a girl, Kathy, who actually went to hell and back thanks to these laundries. From the beginning of the book, to the end, it spans over 30 years, 30 years of being stuck in institutions, having electric shock treatments, giving birth to a baby, the result of a rape, and being physically & mentally abused. The world is a ...

Kathy's Story: The True Story of a Childhood Hell Inside Ireland's Magdalen Laundries

2 reviews
Kathy O'Beirne

Greystone Books, 2006

Shocking
This is a shocking story of how parents could discard their children in Ireland. I'm happy I live in America.

Kathy's Story
Kathy O'Beirne

HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, 2005

The infamous Magdalen Laundries operated for over eight decades. Thousands of young Irish girls were incarcerated in homes run by nuns and subjected to punishing work routines. Many were beaten and sexually abused. Miraculously, the author survived, and has chosen to tell her story in the hope that she can help other victims.