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The Convent
- The Shocking True Story of Surviving and Evil Nun's Care Home from Hell
- Narrated by: Dorothy Lawrence
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
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The Convent is the shocking true story of Marie Hargreaves, the girl who survived an evil nun’s care home from hell.
When a fancy car pulls up outside six-year-old Marie's home in 1959, her dad tells her she is going on holiday. But little does she know she will not see her home again for four long years. Her family cannot afford to keep her at home. Marie tells the story of how she was taken away from a poor but happy and loving home life to live in a convent - away from everyone and everything she holds dear. Her hair is bluntly chopped, her clothes are taken away and her name is changed. Then a horrific ritual of physical, sexual and mental abuse begins. Even after the convent closes, Marie is unable to share details of her suffering with anyone. But when a police investigation is launched, Marie realises that the time has come to tell the truth....
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- Trudi Gilbert
- 26-02-24
Utterly heartbreaking
This story is absolutely heartbreaking. I just don't understand what made these nuns so evil. Marie should be so proud of herself.
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- Tishie de la Harpe
- 20-07-23
very interesting
very interesting, and horrifying, so glad this sort of abuse is coming out about the Catholic Church.
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- Frankie
- 30-05-22
Hard Going
I found this book very hard going because of the narrators voice, it seemed flat and boring
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- Janet Jones
- 17-08-22
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moving story which was horrific to listen too at times but I persevered and I am glad I did continue to the end. Well done Marie for an excellent book. The narrator was ok.
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- Hayley Carr
- 13-07-23
Such a sad story of abuse
I hate to hear these things have happened to anyone but was great to hear how her life progressed
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- Amazon Customer
- 28-02-21
shickn
Wow what a terrible horrible story to listern to such cruelty and little to no justice at the end of it.
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- Sharon Wolf
- 01-02-22
Heartbreaking Reading
This so sad life story was beautifully narrated and at times I wanted to cry for that brave little girl.
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- Anonymous User
- 22-08-22
Devastating and compelling
This is an excellent read despite its completely horrendous content. What is perhaps especially unusual is the frequent contrast shown between the bleak, miserable and despairing life Marie lived in the convent in constant terror and suffering and the almost destitute but happy family life that she lived at home in a family where despite near starvation and great deprivation she felt loved and supported and found lots to enjoy and celebrate. It is also impressive how Marie managed finally to detach the evil of her tormentor from the church under whose umbrella it occurred. I have to also admit that I loved the reading performance with the sweet sound of the Mancunian accent and was finally bowled over at the positivity Marie ended with.
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- Anne Dudley
- 18-10-21
A tale that had to be told
What a brave little girl, I felt so very sorry for her that she could not confined in people because of what happened when she asked the nuns a question, the appalling things that the nuns got the other girls to do it beggar belief that nuns that were supposed to be godly should give these children so much pain. In fact it seemed that most nuns (& priests) hide behind their habits were perverts. I was surprised that when Marie did go home she didn't ask "Why Me" after all she helped her mum look after the children so I would have thought she was an asset not a hinderant.
Marie has great strengths and I am so glad she as after all what happened to her found inner peace.
I loved the narrator Dorothy Lawrence her voice was perfect.
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- Jude, Brickhill.
- 15-06-22
Sad story
I got a bit fed up with the last part of the book. The time scale was very rushed and the conclusion not terribly interesting.
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