A review by ewormuth
The Magdalen Girls by V.S. Alexander

4.0

3. This was a good book, especially if you know little about the Magdalene Laundries. Alexander conveys well the stories of two (three, really) Dublin girls who are sent to the convent for the most specious of reasons -- one for making out with her boyfriend, the other for being attractive to a young priest. Their lives and trials there are vividly described. The plot is engaging, and except for a kind of forced revelation at the end, plausible. The writing left something to be desired, but it was readable and I finished it. Recommended, if you have interest in the subject.