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Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'
Ghosts of the Orphanage: A Story of Mysterious Deaths, a Conspiracy of Silence, and a Search for Justice by Christine Kenneally
1 review
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
This book broke my heart. I obviously knew that orphanages weren't the most wonderful places for children, but these stories are horrifying! And the fact that the churches just covered everything up and no one believed the children for so long is so horrific. With all the abuse Catholic Churches are accused of, it's not so surprising that their orphanages would be abusive as well, but it wasn't just the priests doing the abusing, it was the nuns and all the other staff working there. Mental, physical and sexual abuse along with murdering children. Incredibly infuriating and heartbreaking.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury