![]() ![]() ![]() Now, as he approaches middle age, Furlong wonders, “What was it all for?…Might things never change or develop into something else, or new?” But a series of troubling encounters at the local convent, which also functions as a “training school for girls” and laundry business, disrupts Furlong’s sedate life. But the scars of his childhood linger: His mother gave birth to him while still a teenager, and he never knew his father. A coal and timber merchant living in New Ross, Ireland, he should be happy with his life: He is happily married and the father of five bright daughters, and he runs a successful business. ![]() An Irishman uncovers abuse at a Magdalen laundry in this compact and gripping novel.Īs Christmas approaches in the winter of 1985, Bill Furlong finds himself increasingly troubled by a sense of dissatisfaction. ![]()
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