Vow of Silence

Suzanne suffered five heart attacks and made it through open heart surgery, but her childhood was even more horrific. Her mother had to seek work in London, so she and her five siblings were put into church-run orphanages in Dublin. They lived on disgusting scraps of food and were beaten with canes and rosary beads. Suzanne tried to shield her younger sisters from the terror, but their mother returned from London with enough money to take them out.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 16 September 2021
Publisher: Ad Lib Publishers Ltd

Suzanne's life took a drastic turn when she suffered five heart attacks and underwent open heart surgery. However, the horrors she endured as a young girl pale in comparison to her experiences. Tragedy struck when her father passed away, leaving her mother to struggle to find employment in Ireland. As a result, Suzanne and her five siblings were placed in church-run orphanages in Dublin while their mother worked in London. It was initially intended to be a temporary arrangement.

Life at the orphanages was a daily struggle. Suzanne and her fellow children were subjected to beatings with canes and rosary beads by the nuns, who enjoyed fresh fruit, meat, and cakes prepared by the orphans. Suzanne tried her best to protect her younger sisters from the terror, but it was only the beginning of their troubles.

After four years, their mother returned from London with enough money to bring her children home. However, out of fear of speaking out, the children vowed to keep the horrors they had witnessed at the orphanages a secret. What transpired behind those church doors remains a mystery, but Suzanne's story is a heartbreaking and poignant one.

Weight: 278g
Dimension: 129 x 198 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781914451034