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Ghosts of the Orphanage: A Story of Mysterious Deaths, a Conspiracy of Silence, and a Search for Justice
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Author:
Christine Kenneally
Publisher:
PublicAffairs
Date:
March 21, 2023
The secret history of twentieth-century orphanagesâwhich for decades hid violence, abuse, and deaths within their walls.
What The Reviewers Say
...make[s] clear how both systems have largely disregarded the problem that most families within them face: not necessarily the death of parents, but poverty.
Kenneally is a diligent, patient reporter.
This harrowing true crime story is essential, if deeply difficult, reading..
Kenneally makes a strong case for prosecuting still-living monsters and providing reparations for their still-living victims. A powerful work of sociological investigation and literary journalism..
