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The Light In The Window (Paperback, New ed)
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The Light In The Window (Paperback, New ed)
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'I promised that I would one day write a book and tell the world
about the home for unmarried mothers. I have at last kept my
promise.' In Ireland, 1951, the young June Goulding took up a
position as midwife in a home for unmarried mothers run by the
Sacred Heart nuns. What she witnessed there was to haunt her for
the next fifty years. It was a place of secrets, lies and cruelty.
A place where women picked grass by hand and tarred roads whilst
heavily pregnant. Where they were denied any contact with the
outside world; denied basic medical treatment and abused for their
'sins'; where, after the birth, they were forced into hard labour
in the convent for three years. But worst of all was that the young
women were expected to raise their babies during these three years
so that they could then be sold - given up for adoption in exchange
for a donation to the nuns. Shocked by the nuns' inhumane treatment
of the frightened young women, June risked her job to bring some
light into their dark lives. June's memoir tells the story of
twelve women's experiences in this home and of the hardships they
endured, but also the kindness she offered them, and the hope she
was able to bring.
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