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The Orphanage

The True Story of an Abused Convent Upbringing

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The Orphanage

By: Frances Reilly
Narrated by: Emma Lowe
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About this listen

 'Nobody wants you, so we have to put up with you. We'll soon knock the disobedience out of you...'

Frances Reilly and her sisters were abandoned by their mother outside Nazareth House Convent - a Belfast orphanage run by nuns. Little did they know the unimaginable cruelty they'd endure within its walls.

Frances suffered horrifically at the hands of the Sisters: brutally beaten, worked like a slave, abused and molested, the convent regime stripped her of everything - education, innocence and childhood. But the hope of rescue or escape never left her.

Years later, Frances would face her demons in court, bringing to account those who so viciously stole her youth.

The Orphanage is her gripping, heart-breaking and inspiring story - the story of a child's spirit of survival.©2010 Frances Reilly (P)2021 Seven Dials Abuse Adventurers, Explorers & Survival Child Abuse Dysfunctional Families Dysfunctional Relationships Parenting & Families Relationships Survival

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Great narrative…didn’t want to stop listening made me feel so sad as to how those nuns could be so heartless and ignorant. The end was rewarding.

Bitter/sweet

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Narrator was excellent. It’s hard to believe what these poor girls why through hopefully they have come out the other side stronger

A tough listen

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well written, very hard story really but worth reading.thank you for sharing your story.

very hard listen.

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a truly sad story, yet one that needs to be heard.
Great reading by the narrator.
the emotion can be felt while listening

Shocking and gripping

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heart breaking story, such strength shown from the girls. I would listen again, such detail and emotion in the words

I hope those nuns suffer

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