Rachel Baack
Summary: It’s December 1985 in Ireland, and Bill Furlong, a hardworking, kindhearted father of five girls, makes a distressing discovery while delivering coal to the local convent. This revelation points to deeper, longstanding issues surrounding the convent’s activities and the town’s willingness to turn a blind eye to them.
This book is a short but poignant one, addressing a historical abuse perpetrated in Ireland between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries and offering readers a vision of hope and integrity in the face of injustices committed by the powerful.
Summary: It’s December 1985 in Ireland, and Bill Furlong, a hardworking, kindhearted father of five girls, makes a distressing discovery while delivering coal to the local convent. This revelation points to deeper, longstanding issues surrounding the convent’s activities and the town’s willingness to turn a blind eye to them.
This book is a short but poignant one, addressing a historical abuse perpetrated in Ireland between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries and offering readers a vision of hope and integrity in the face of injustices committed by the powerful.