Marie says she now feels she could forgive Sister O'Brien, and even wishes to place flowers on her grave. She says: 'One day, a car came to collect me and my brother, Fred, and it was the first time I had ever been in a car, so I was really thrilled.

I thought at the time that the older girls were monsters, now, looking back, I realise that they were victims, just as I was. It literally broke my heart 😔Im so sorry them "nuns" I use the word lightly did these horrid things to you Marie! A police investigation in December 2015 revealed Sister O'Brien as the suspect, but also made the crushing discovery that she had died before the allegations could be tested in court.

The book is about a child living in Oldham who at six years old is sent into an orphanage run by nuns for reasons of extreme family poverty.

She lived there between 1959 and 1963 and hopes that others victims will come forward and hold the institutions she believes failed her accountable, the Liverpool Echo reports.I was half dragged, half carried down the corridor by Sister Isobel and thrown on to a bed in a small room. I have written to ask Help why but got a copy-and-pasted-not relevant reply (so I've written again). The crimes of a nun who allegedly abused society's most vulnerable children are beginning to come to light thanks to the bravery of one of her victims. Seller has stated it will dispatch the item within 1 working day upon receipt of cleared payment - opens in a new window or tab .

Things may have changed in recent years/decades but, I think it's important to help those children that need it and that if there are parents struggling and also with mental issues they should try and get the necessary help so they eventully could cope with difficult situations where small children are involved.

Ms Hargreaves, nee Kibblewhite, says she was primarily cared for by Sister O'Brien, who she claims quickly showed a penchant for cruelty and violence. It took me until my 30s when my grandmother, and two years later, both said apropos of nothing I can remember that my mother didn't love me. It is incredibly hard to review but I think it is a vital story of things that once went on in some children's homes and while sickening and vile it is told so well.

The book takes you through Marie's experiences of growing up in poverty, struggling to make ends meet. The statement went on: "In relation to this case, the Archdiocese safeguarding team was informed of the allegation made and the safeguarding co-ordinator in post at the time spoke at length with the individual and explored support which could be helpful to her. The sisters were placed into Newstead Children's Home, on Old Mill Lane, Wavertree, and into the care of Sister O'Brien who moved there following the closure of Greenfield House in the early 1960s.

This book takes us through Marie’s life of poverty and being sent away to live in a convent for three years of her childhood, the scars of this time never leaving her. Gripping reading as you wonder how much longer her family will leave her here, will they come back for her, will things get better?