The Convent (Paperback)
Marie Hargreaves (author)- In stock
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When a fancy car pulls up outside six-year-old Marie's home in Oldham, in 1959, she is told she is going on holiday...
In fact, she is taken to live in a convent, overseen by a cruel and sadistic nun.
There, a horrific ritual of physical, sexual and mental abuse begins.
Marie feels unable to share details of her suffering with anyone. Until years later, when a police investigation is launched, and she realises that the time has finally come to tell the truth...
Publisher: Mirror Books
ISBN: 9781913406073
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 217 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 21 mm
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