{"product_id":"book-c2pl","title":"The Magdalen Girls","description":"\u003cp\u003eDublin, 1962. Within the gated grounds of  the convent of the Sisters of the Holy Redemption lies one of the city's  Magdalen Laundries. Once places of refuge, the laundries have evolved  into grim workhouses. Some inmates are \"fallen\" women-unwed mothers,  prostitutes, or petty criminals. Most are ordinary girls whose only sin  lies in being too pretty, too independent, or tempting the wrong man.  Among them is sixteen-year-old Teagan Tiernan, sent by her family when  her beauty provokes a lustful revelation from a young priest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeagan  soon befriends Nora Craven, a new arrival who thought nothing could be  worse than living in a squalid tenement flat. Stripped of their freedom  and dignity, the girls are given new names and denied contact with the  outside world. The Mother Superior, Sister Anne, who has secrets of her  own, inflicts cruel, dehumanizing punishments-but always in the name of  love. Finally, Nora and Teagan find an ally in the reclusive Lea, who  helps them endure-and plot an escape. But as they will discover, the  outside world has dangers too, especially for young women with soiled  reputations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with candor, compassion, and vivid historical detail, \u003ci\u003eThe Magdalen Girls\u003c\/i\u003e  is a masterfully written novel of life within the era's notorious  institutions-and an inspiring story of friendship, hope, and unyielding  courage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49300187939120,"sku":"BDc2pl","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49300187971888,"sku":"ZEc2pl","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49300188004656,"sku":"ZMc2pl","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/c2pl-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775816173","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-c2pl","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}