{"product_id":"vow-of-silence","title":"Vow of Silence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eSuzanne 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. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 16 September 2021\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Ad Lib Publishers Ltd\u003cbr\u003e                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuzanne'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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLife 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 278g                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 129 x 198 x 24 (mm)                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781914451034                                                      \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Suzanne Walsh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44093426499834,"sku":"9781914451034","price":5.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/01003cfbb338b7a689b400c83c48c820.jpg?v=1636601941","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/vow-of-silence","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}