Our Father's Secret: The true story of three Irish girls' struggle against abuse and their fight for justice
By (Author) Joyce Kavanagh
By (author) June Kavanagh
By (author) Paula Kavanagh
With Marian Quinn
Orion Publishing Co
Seven Dials
22nd February 2022
25th November 2021
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Child abuse
362.760922
Paperback
304
Width 126mm, Height 198mm, Spine 26mm
260g
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From the crowded working-class streets of 1960s Dublin, comes the powerful and inspiring true story of three young sisters who - after years of abuse and trauma - overcame their fears and together, fought for the justice they deserved.Joyce, June and Paula Kavanagh were born to a family of ten in Ballyfermot, Dublin. Sharing a cramped room, they dreaded hearing the noise of their father approaching and grew up in fear, trapped in a house that should have been a home.But when a fateful phone call from their cousin prompts the unravelling of their father's iron grip on his family, the sisters glimpse an opportunity to not only escape, but seek redemption. Can they come together to finally confront their past and put an end to their father's tortuous control___________This book was previously published under the title Click, ClickA gripping and important book that shines a light into a dark corner of our society and, in doing so, gives victims a voice - Irish Independent
Deeply moving - Hot PressJoyce Kavanagh has six children. She works for a not-for-profit organisation as a Community Engagement Coordinator in the Childhood Development Initiative, Tallaght, where she also lives. June Kavanagh is married with three children. She is a community activist and a Director of the Board of the Childhood Development Initiative, a children's charity, in Tallaght West. Paula Kavanagh lives in Dublin with her partner of fourteen years. She now works as an Administrative and Communications Coordinator for the Childhood Development Initiative, Tallaght.
Marian Quinn is chief executive of a children's charity in Tallaght and has previously been employed in the Department of Justice and the Health Service Executive.