Ghosts of the Orphanage: A Story of Mysterious Deaths, a Conspiracy of Silence, and a Search for Justice by Christine Kenneally

Ghosts of the Orphanage: A Story of Mysterious Deaths, a Conspiracy of Silence, and a Search for Justice

Christine Kenneally

384 pages first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime dark emotional medium-paced
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The shocking secret history of twentieth-century orphanages—which for decades hid violence, abuse, and deaths within their wallsFor much of the twentieth century, a series of terrible events—abuse, both physical and psychological, and even deaths—...

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dark 94%
informative 78%
emotional 74%
sad 70%
challenging 50%
reflective 32%
tense 20%
mysterious 12%
adventurous 2%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 2%

Pace

medium 56%
slow 38%
fast 6%

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