Annie's Girl by Maureen Coppinger
The shocking but ultimately uplifting life story of an Irish woman who endured 13 years of cruelty and injustice in an orphanage Maureen Coppinger's earliest memory is of watching the woman she believed to be her mother walk away and abandon her to the care of the nuns at one of Ireland's notorious industrial schools.
Maureen's story is so moving it would wring blood from a stone -- Martha Long, author of Ma, He Sold Me for a Few Cigarettes
The author recalls her early suffering with honesty and compassion for those she left behind * Morning Star *
A heart-rending tale * U Magazine *
Poignant * Sunday Tribune *
The author recalls her early suffering with honesty and compassion for those she left behind * Morning Star *
A heart-rending tale * U Magazine *
Poignant * Sunday Tribune *
Maureen Coppinger emigrated to Canada in 1955, where she married and raised three sons. She worked as a school secretary for 25 years before retiring in 1994 and now spends her leisure time as a volunteer for the Galway Association.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781780576046 |
| ISBN 10 | 1780576048 |
| Title | Annie's Girl |
| Author | Maureen Coppinger |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-01-17 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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