Author: Nancy Costello
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780750542876
Category : Adoption
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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On 19 February 2013 the Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny apologized to the women who had been incarcerated in Ireland's Magdalene laundries. In the audience sat Steven O'Riordan, a documentary filmmaker and founder of the Magdalene Survivors Together group. And by his side were some of the women he had helped. Nancy, Kathleen, Diane, Marie and Marina were confined in Magdalene laundries throughout Ireland during the 1950s, 60s and 70s. The physical and psychological abuse they suffered at the institutions, run on behalf of the State, led to a lifetime of shame and secrecy. Inspirational and moving, these women tell their stories for the first time.
Author: Ruth Tappin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781707923434
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 163
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19th Century Biographical Historical Fiction: Moving, Inspiring! In 1619, twelve years after 105 English settlers arrived in America and established a permanent settlement in James Towne, VA, a ship carrying about 50 Africans arrived at the settlement. When the ship departed, left behind and sold into slavery were more than 20 of these wretched souls. This event established the presence of Africans in America. By the time a young African girl--barely 12 or 13-years-old--was stolen, transported to America, and enslaved on a Charleston South Carolina plantation during the late 18th century the transatlantic slave trade had been operating for over 180 years. Her master renamed her "Charlotte". This 19th century historical fiction, set during the pre-Civil War period of the Antebellum South, is the story of one branch of Charlotte's progeny. This is a tale of a time when unimaginable savagery, unmitigated abuse, institutionalized racism, mental, physical and psychological tortures were common tools of punishment used by slave owners against the enslaved - young and old. This is also an inspiring tale of the tender love that bound an enslaved family together, and tells how the enslaved African Americans coped with their bondage to survive. It is a story of how--through an Underground Railroad system--courageous White abolitionists, Quakers, and people of goodwill broke the law to help fugitive slaves escape their bondage to find freedom in the North and Canada, aided by coded quilts and Negro spirituals. The fictional character, 88-year-old Thomas, grandson of the slave girl, Charlotte, tells this gripping and engaging story in a biographical narrative style reminiscent of Frederick Douglass's biography "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass". This exciting and educational work is rooted in actual historical events; the term for blending facts and fiction is "faction". This story is sure to inspire thoughtful discussions about this period of American history. It is suitable reading for adults and history lovers of all ages and will fit into an American History curriculum for teens, young adults, and junior college students. CWarring, Educator: "...although the use of coded quilts might be fictional, the many bits of factual information lend a great deal of historical relevance to the book." J.D. Peterson: "...beautifully written and obviously based on extensive research of pre-Civil War slavery in the Southern US" Dr. Benedette Ntinglet: "...transcends fiction as many parts of the story are based on facts... The writing is beautiful; the story is gripping and instructive...." Dr. Javaid Syed, Educator: "A beautiful and well-researched work of fiction... The story itself may be a work of fiction but there are many facts about that period of American history entwined in the story, with end notes and sources providing additional information for the reader." Giovanni Silvestri: "...This was such a good read I started it and couldn't put it down because I was so wrapped up in this book." Rozenia Carter-Sherman, Educator: "... I immediately saw the value of this book as additional reading for history, social science, or literature classes because the endnotes expand upon many of the events in the story."
Author: Karin Winegar
Publisher: Da Capo Press
ISBN: 0786726792
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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Phil, ailing and unemployed, took an orphaned fawn into his trailer and now walks the woods with the devoted stag. "I don't know what I'd do without Li'l Buck," Phil declares simply. "I guess I'd be crazy." Walt, a retired pipe fitter, says, "Animals...take your heartache away. I lost my boy to drugs and my horse saved my life--just through the therapy of riding." Don and Lillian devote their time advocating for animal rights and bringing home lost animals. According to Don, "Emotionally, it's an endorphin rush to be with [the animals]. On the metaphysical level, they give us meaning in life." With these and many other compelling, heartfelt stories, Saved, in the words of Rita Mae Brown, "proves once again that love rescues us all."
Author: John Sforza
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 9780813128245
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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Author: Pathway Press
Publisher: Pathway Press
ISBN: 1596844205
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 417
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Author: Holley Gerth
Publisher: Revell
ISBN: 1493415107
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 177
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Understanding more of God's character and how he loves us changed bestselling author Holley Gerth's life in beautiful, powerful ways. She realized that she didn't have to settle for "I'm fine" when there was someone whispering to her in every moment, "You're mine." The hope, joy, peace, and purpose she longed for were already there, in the heart of God. Now in 52 devotional readings, Holley shares with women the answer to the restlessness they feel in their hearts that keeps them hurrying, striving, pushing. She shows them that "the God who scattered stars like diamonds across the velvet of the universe, the keeper of every sparrow, the maker of us all, is inviting us to draw closer to him. He is the place where our hearts can go on the hard days and the happy ones, in the highs and lows, when we are sad or frustrated or downright giddy. He is what we've been searching for all along."
Author: John C. Haynes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Songs with piano
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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Author: Darcy Coates
Publisher: Black Owl Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
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Homeless, hunted, and desperate to escape a bitter storm, Keira takes refuge in an abandoned groundskeeper's cottage. Her new home is tucked away at the edge of a cemetery, surrounded on all sides by gravestones: some recent, some hundreds of years old, all suffering from neglect. And in the darkness, she can hear the unquiet dead whispering. The cemetery is alive with faint, spectral shapes, led by a woman who died before her time…and Keira, the only person who can see her, has become her new target. Determined to help put the ghost to rest, Keira digs into the spirit's past life with the help of unlikely new friends, and discovers a history of deception, ill-fated love, and murder. But the past is not as simple as it seems, and Keira's time is running out. Tangled in a dangerous web, she has to find a way to free the spirit...even if it means offering her own life in return.
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780765311771
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 508
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Fantasy roman.
Author: V.S. Alexander
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 1496706137
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
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Dublin, 1962. Within the gated grounds of the convent of The Sisters of the Holy Redemption lies one of the city’s Magdalen Laundries. Once places of refuge, the laundries have evolved into grim workhouses. Some inmates are “fallen” women—unwed mothers, prostitutes, or petty criminals. Most are ordinary girls whose only sin lies in being too pretty, too independent, or tempting the wrong man. Among them is sixteen-year-old Teagan Tiernan, sent by her family when her beauty provokes a lustful revelation from a young priest. Teagan soon befriends Nora Craven, a new arrival who thought nothing could be worse than living in a squalid tenement flat. Stripped of their freedom and dignity, the girls are given new names and denied contact with the outside world. The Mother Superior, Sister Anne, who has secrets of her own, inflicts cruel, dehumanizing punishments—but always in the name of love. Finally, Nora and Teagan find an ally in the reclusive Lea, who helps them endure—and plot an escape. But as they will discover, the outside world has dangers too, especially for young women with soiled reputations. Told with candor, compassion, and vivid historical detail, The Magdalen Girls is a masterfully written novel of life within the era’s notorious institutions—and an inspiring story of friendship, hope, and unyielding courage.
