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'As the true story of abuse in a convent upbringing, this is a particularly harrowing account...the pain and fear that Reilly felt during this period is almost tangible in her frank prose.' (BIG ISSUE IN THE NORTH )
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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. SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN is a gripping and moving story of one child's spirit of survival.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Although accounts and stories of brutality in Catholic Church run institutions are legion in modern Irish culture; the tale of systematic cruelty, dehumunisation of personality and casual sadism at the hands of this order of nuns related by Frances stands out above any other account in this genre. One can virtually smell the fear felt by Frances before the beatings in the cupboard and the nauseaous aroma of the dinner hall as one turns the pages. One can almost physically feel the abandonment and betrayal of trust by the adults in Frances' life outside the Nazereth convent; her mother and the Murphy family. Frances and the other poor children were God's concentration camp inmates whose only crime was being born in the wrong circumstances.
But yet the triumph of the human spirit emerges through her acts of resistance to the regime at the Nazereth, her escape from it and the way in which Frances fashions out a singing career as well as,of course,the successful legal action she takes against the nuns.
A testimony to the horrors perpetrated in the name of institutional religion.
But yet the triumph of the human spirit emerges through her acts of resistance to the regime at the Nazereth, her escape from it and the way in which Frances fashions out a singing career as well as,of course,the successful legal action she takes against the nuns.
A testimony to the horrors perpetrated in the name of institutional religion.
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is one of the most powerful and disturbing stories I have read. The author tells her story as though she is back in the convent, as a child. Somehow she manages to describe the terrible brutality of the convent without a sense of bitterness. The sense of pain you feel, for the child, might make some want to put the book down, but by then I was so completely hooked that this was not an option. In fact, I found the most harrowing chapters to be some of the most compelling. Also, despite the horrors of the convent, there is humour, adventure and a sense of hope.
Few books have awakened such deep feeling within me. I would thoroughly recommend this book, but be sure to keep it away from younger reader. You don't want you 13- year-old daughter to pick it up, this is defiantly for adults only.
Few books have awakened such deep feeling within me. I would thoroughly recommend this book, but be sure to keep it away from younger reader. You don't want you 13- year-old daughter to pick it up, this is defiantly for adults only.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Suffer the little children is an amazing true and unforgettable story of a women who went to hell and back.She was placed in a convent with her two sister's.They all under went the worst and the most horrific beatings and punishments that where delt out by the nun,s.This book is easy yet an emotional read i could not put it down.
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Harrowing read
This was a very harrowing read for me. I felt myself flinching when the abuse the young Frances suffered at the hands of these so called "church" people was being described. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Dolly
Suffer the Little Children - an amazing book
I was very excited to read this book after reading so much about the Magdalene Laundries and asylums. Read more
Published 7 months ago by GCYoung
MUST READ
Wow what a great story before choosing this book i read all the reviews and i'm glad i did as what everyone wrote was true to their word. Read more
Published 11 months ago by meme
A MUST READ
This book is amazing Frances Riley details her years of abuse under these Nuns who in the name of religion
professed to be looking after these children this book just tears at... Read more
professed to be looking after these children this book just tears at... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mrs. Carole A. Law
Evil Sisters of Nazareth Convent
I read this book as my grandmother was another victim of these Evil Sisters hiding behind the 'cloth'. Read more
Published 16 months ago by F. Pawley
Excellent read
I have read many similar books of horrific catholic convent horrors but I think this must be one of the saddest of them all. Read more
Published 21 months ago by JJMcoy
Suffer The Little Children
Not read this book as yet but looking forward to a great read. Thank you
Published 24 months ago by Mrs. Christine A. Chapman
Cruelty at it's worst
I have just fininshed reading Frances Reilly's harrowing account of her young life and those of her sister's. How could these supposed 'people of God' be so cruel. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Lin
suffer the little children
A memoir of Frances Reilly.A sad true account of the poor children,whom suffered at the hands of the nuns.I could not put this book down. Read more
Published on 13 May 2010 by J. tunnacliffe
harrowing read !
this was an amazing book,couldn't put it down. harrowing and gripping, i made sure my daughter got a massive hug. can't believe how badly some kids are treated sometimes. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2010 by suzyq
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