The Magdalen

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Description

Esther Doyle is a young Irish girl growing up in a small fishing community in Connemara in the 1950s. Her life is a stable one, bound by the slow rhythms of farming life and the joy of looking after her handicapped sister Nonie. But her existence is horribly changed when she becomes pregnant and is sent to the home for fallen women in Dublin, the Magdalen Laundry…

Additional information

Weight 0.262 kg
Dimensions 2.3 × 12.7 × 19.8 cm
by

Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

384

Publisher

Year Published

2013-7-4

Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

0857502417

About The Author

Marita Conlon-McKenna is a hugely successful Irish children's writer. Her first novel, UNDER THE HAWTHORN TREE, sold 250,000 copies in the Irish market alone. Her debut adult novel, THE MAGDALEN, was a number one bestseller in Ireland, followed by PROMISED LAND, MIRACLE WOMAN, THE STONE HOUSE, THE HAT SHOP ON THE CORNER, THE MATCHMAKER, MOTHER OF THE BRIDE, A TASTE FOR LOVE,THREE WOMEN and THE ROSE GARDEN. She lives in Dublin with her husband and four children.

Review Quote

This book pulls no punches…Marita Conlon-McKenna is breaking new ground with The Magdalen