A fantastic read
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I thought this was a very good read. John Rodgers tells the story of his mothers life, from being raped to having to give up her baby and her time in one of the infamous magdelene laundrys.A heartwarming read about one women who never gives up hope on being reunited with her son.Would highly reccommend.
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A Book About Love and Hope
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A remarkable achievement - John Rodgers imagines his way not just into a world now (thankfully) past, but into a world of women. He tells the heartrending true story of his mother, who, having been raped, falls pregnant, and, being unmarried, is sent to one of the infamous Magdalene laundries and forcibly separated from her son. The rest of her life becomes a quest to see him again. She is supported by the wonderful friends she makes in her imprisonment, and the book is not just about her story - her joys and sorrows - but their stories too: their struggles to realise the dreams that were stifled by an oppressive society - some of those struggles ending triumphantly, some tragically. It takes a look, as well, at the psychology of those running the laundry, trying to understand the mentality of those who could inflict such suffering, believing themselves to be doing what was right.
This is a beautifully-written and deeply moving book - and I don't know any books like it. It is made all the more poignant by the fact that it is a tribute from a son to a wonderful mother. It is a tear-jerker, certainly, but also a wonderfully heartwarming and uplifting book - a book about the power of hope. Read it.
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For The Love Of My Mother
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Disappointing. I was led to believe this was a biography of the writer's mother but it turned out to be written in a story style. Written in a very simple fashion, I felt my mind drifting as you could almost predict the text. I felt the style of writing was not individual enough and this book could have been written by any number of authors. There has recently been a glut on this subject matter, so perhaps this latest offering signals the end of the road.
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