Book Review: Horrors of Bessborough highlighted in BBC journalist's remarkable book 

Deirdre Finnerty's book is both fascinating and deeply upsetting
Book Review: Horrors of Bessborough highlighted in BBC journalist's remarkable book 

Mother-and-baby home survivor Terri Harrison is one of the three women who tells her story to Deirdre Finnerty Picture: Fran Veale

Sat, 14 May, 2022 - 14:30
Tina Neylon

  • Bessborough: Three Women, Three Decades, Three Stories of Courage
  • Deirdre Finnerty
  • Hachette Ireland, €14.99

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