The Magdalen

Marita Conlon-McKenna

first published 2000 Severn House, 2002 376 pages

Betrayed by her lover and rejected by her family, a pregnant Esther Doyle is sent to join the fallen women of Dublin's Holy Saints Convent, where she spends her time working in the Magdalen laundry while awaiting the birth of her baby.

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The Magdalen edition · 2002 · Severn House · 376 pages
The Magdalen edition · 2002 · Forge · 348 pages
The Magdalen audiobook · 2000 · Soundings · 9781860427985

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