I have seen this book on Amazon several times while looking for memoirs about women who have lived inside the Magdalen laundry facilities. I never bought this one becuase I thought it might not touch on my emotions as much as a true story would. Well, I ended up finding this at my local Goodwill so I decided I would go ahead and read it. I'm really glad I did! I stayed up way past my normal bedtime becuase I just couldn't bring myself to put this book down!
The Magdalen is about Esther a country girl from a small fishing community in Ireland in the late 1940's to early 1950's. When tragedy strikes Esther's family leaving Esther and her mother at odds with eachother it makes Esthers situation even more difficult. Esther has a secret and it's not one taken lightly in the Ireland run by the church. She can't hide this secret for long becuase soon it will be showing itself to the world. When Esthers mother finally confronts her Esther is relieved to finally be able to confide in her family, but the reliefe is short lived as tension and anger fill the families small seaside cottage to the brim.
Being a religously devout woman Esther's mother turns to their parish priest to help them find a solution to Esther's problem. Reluctantly Esther agrees to the priest's suggestion that she go stay in a Magdalen laundry facility run by the nuns. It might seem like the right solution to Esther's family, but for Esther it's down right heartbreaking.
Although I really enjoyed this book a lot I only gave it four stars becuase the begining is a bit slow.
The Magdalen is about Esther a country girl from a small fishing community in Ireland in the late 1940's to early 1950's. When tragedy strikes Esther's family leaving Esther and her mother at odds with eachother it makes Esthers situation even more difficult. Esther has a secret and it's not one taken lightly in the Ireland run by the church. She can't hide this secret for long becuase soon it will be showing itself to the world. When Esthers mother finally confronts her Esther is relieved to finally be able to confide in her family, but the reliefe is short lived as tension and anger fill the families small seaside cottage to the brim.
Being a religously devout woman Esther's mother turns to their parish priest to help them find a solution to Esther's problem. Reluctantly Esther agrees to the priest's suggestion that she go stay in a Magdalen laundry facility run by the nuns. It might seem like the right solution to Esther's family, but for Esther it's down right heartbreaking.
Although I really enjoyed this book a lot I only gave it four stars becuase the begining is a bit slow.
