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Sins of the Mother : A Heartbreaking True Story of a Woman's Struggle to Escape Her past and the Price Her Family Paid

Matt Kelly, Jennifer Kelly, Irene Kelly

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Heartbreaking true story of escaping abuse and poverty.

Recommendation: This book tells the inspiring story of Irene Kelly, who overcame a difficult and abusive past. It is a moving and heart-wrenching account of her struggles, but also shows the strength and resilience of the human spirit. The book deals with themes of family, love, trauma, and healing, and is recommended for those who enjoy memoirs and stories of triumph over adversity.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Sins of the Mother : A Heartbreaking True Story of a Woman's Struggle to Escape Her past and the Price Her Family Paid

by Matt Kelly, Jennifer Kelly, Irene Kelly
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ISBN: 9781447291534
Authors: Matt Kelly, Jennifer Kelly, Irene Kelly
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Date of Publication: 2015-09-11
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Biography, Memoir
Goodreads rating: 4.28
(rated by 1344 readers)

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A heartbreaking true story of a woman's struggle to escape her past and the price her family paid.Irene Kelly was brought up in poverty and abused by her mammy from an early age. But home life was still better than the time she spent in one of Dublin's industrial orphanages. In that harsh regime she was beaten and sexually assaulted. Set to work in the nursery, she saw the nuns treat the babies with horrifying cruelty.As an adult those experiences haunted Irene. When she fell in love with Matt, who was fighting his own demons, they moved to England for a new start. They wanted their daughter Jennifer to have a better life, but in trying to protect her by hiding their past they only succeeded in pushing her away. Until, one day, Irene had a phone call from Ireland that changed everything...Sins of the Mother is a powerful and inspiring story of a family whose love was tested but never broken, who finally found the strength to heal the past.
 

Heartbreaking true story of escaping abuse and poverty.

Recommendation: This book tells the inspiring story of Irene Kelly, who overcame a difficult and abusive past. It is a moving and heart-wrenching account of her struggles, but also shows the strength and resilience of the human spirit. The book deals with themes of family, love, trauma, and healing, and is recommended for those who enjoy memoirs and stories of triumph over adversity.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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