5/11/2023 0 Comments Books by claire keegan![]() ![]() ![]() With no other social-welfare system and no oversight of the religious orders that ran the Laundries, the women consigned thereto experienced everything from deprivation to abuse and death. Over more than two centuries, the Laundries took in more than bedsheets and dish towels they accepted women and girls often labeled prostitutes, though their purported sins more often encompassed unwed motherhood, petty theft or simply a failure to fit in. The horrors of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries have been documented in countless books, films and even a Joni Mitchell song - and now in a short, powerful novel, “ Small Things Like These.” But as they remain lesser-known among the evil institutions of recent history - there’s a lot of competition - a primer might be in order on these Catholic state-sanctioned homes for “fallen women.” If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from, whose fees support independent bookstores. ![]()
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