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By June Goulding. I have at last kept my promise. What she witnessed there was to haunt her for the next fifty years. She is the mother of seven children and lives in Cork. The Light in the Window is her first book.

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A moving account of the cruel reality of life inside a home for unmarried mothers in 1950s Catholic Ireland. '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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Publisher
Ebury Publishing
ISBN-13
9780091902056
eBay Product ID (ePID)
89651111

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Book Title
The Light in the Window
Author
June Goulding
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Nursing, History
Publication Year
2005
Type
Textbook
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
224 Pages

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198mm
Item Width
126mm
Item Weight
156g

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June Goulding
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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5 out of 5 stars
by marmcmi-607 Jul, 2021
Unfathomable Compassion was Light in the Window
The world should waken up and read the HORRORS that took place in Bessboro unmarried mother and baby home. Ireland hang your head in shame. Apologise and have a day of repentance for what you sanctioned. And and allowed to happen to the young mothers and their babies, Under the guise of Christianity. How tragic, a real travesty. June Goulding deserves recognition for her honest reporting and writing her truth and account in what she witnessed.
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by jimmychoo109 Feb, 2022
The light in the window
I read the book in 2 days, really enjoyed it, I have recommended to friends & I am passing it on to a friend.k
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by hiben-c-enaztul...22 Sep, 2023
Fascinating story
A shocking reveal of the terrible conditions in the Mother and baby Homes run by the nuns in Ireland and their complete denial of the situation.
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5 out of 5 stars
by jacquelinem296330 Jan, 2019
Interesting book
A very interesting book but also heart breaking
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by dogmaryrose06 Nov, 2022
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Good book great price .
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