This is the second book by this author that I have read and enjoyed . The first one was "The Taster" "wayward" girls were sent to repent and be cured of their evil ways. Some of the girls were just not wanted by their families or were too pretty or talked back or maybe just too much trouble.
Life at the laundries was very hard and getting released was even harder.
Goodreads:
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.
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
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