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Molly: Child number 583 by Mary Keenan
Molly shares some very interesting memories of life in an orphanage in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. - At thirteen went to the Good Shepherd Convent. She had previously been in St Vincents in Saint John
From back cover: “Who is Molly? She isn't sure herself. She struggles to maintain her identity in the orphanage, she fights for her right to a life of her own as she labours in the convent laundry, and succeeds in making a loving family for herself and her own children, all without knowing where she came from, who her parents were and why she was left with the nuns as soon as she was born.
Throughout her life, Molly is obsessed with the need to find her mother. In her years of frustrating struggle, she learns to circumvent the bureaucratic obstacles that seek to prevent her from ever discovering the truth, and with persistence and ingenuity, finally finds what she is looking for, only to have it cruelly denied her. But Molly now knows who she is, and refuses to let that be taken away.
This is an inspiring story of courage and perseverance, a compelling demonstration of the awesome power of the human heart.”
The Chapters are: Boston 1987; Saint John 1938; Toronto 1942; Toronto - Saint John 1962; Toronto 1968; Toronto - The Seventies; Bent Tree - The Seventies; Ireland; Toronto - Boston 1978; And Then...; and After That...
Good condition - 253 pages. Soft cover. First page torn out. Probably first printing was circa 2000
The author Mary Keenan grew up at St Vincent’s orphanage and The Good Shepherd Convent in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada and moved to Toronto. Molly is her first book.
Book # 6035 $34.95 plus shipping $10.00 within North America.
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