Bessborough by Deirdre Finnerty - ISBN: 9781529340396
Paperback
Three women’s courage exposes Bessborough’s secrets, love, loss, and family separation.

Bessborough

Three Women. Three Decades. Three Stories of Courage.

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    6 August 2023

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Summary

‘I read Bessborough in one sitting, veering from fury to devastation within a matter of pages. A vitally important book.’ Louise O’Neill

‘Vivid and powerful’ CAELAINN HOGAN

‘I loved this book for its sheer honesty’ CATHERINE CORLESS

‘A powerfully important book that demands to be read’ Irish Examiner

For over seventy years, Bessborough House, a grand country mansion on the outskirts of Cork city, operated as one of Ireland’s biggest mother and baby ins…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781529340396
ISBN-10:152934039X
Author:Deirdre Finnerty
Publisher:Hachette Books Ireland
Imprint:Hachette Books Ireland
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:6 August 2023
Weight:240g
Dimensions:200mm x 136mm x 28mm
About The Author

Deirdre Finnerty

Deirdre Finnerty is an award-winning journalist for the BBC, specialising in international news. She started her career in the BBC World Service, and has worked in the BBC’s Brussels, Washington and Westminster bureaux. Bessborough: Three Women. Three Decades. Three Stories of Courage is her first book and the project won the Society of Authors Antonia Fraser Award in 2020. Originally from County Mayo, she now lives and works in London.

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