The Girl Behind the Gates [Paperback]

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'Compelling. Poignant. Haunting. Heart wrenching. Just beautiful. Everyone needs to read this wonderful book.'- Renita D'Silva, bestselling author ofThe Forgotten Daughter

1939.Seventeen-year-old Nora Jennings has spent her life secure in the certainty of a bright, happy future - until one night of passion has more catastrophic consequences than she ever could have anticipated. Labelled a moral defective and sectioned under the Mental Deficiency Act, she is forced to endure years of unspeakable cruelty at the hands of those who are supposed to care for her.

1981.When psychiatrist Janet Humphreys comes across Nora, heavily institutionalised and still living in the hospital more than forty years after her incarceration, she knows that she must be the one to help Nora rediscover what it is to live. But as she works to help Nora overcome her past, Janet realises she must finally face her own.

Based on a true story,The Girl Behind the Gatesis perfect for fans ofThe Girl in the LetterandPhilomena.

Further praise for THE GIRL BEHIND THE GATES:

'The Girl behind the Gatesabsorbed me from the start. A haunting, heart-wrenching but ultimately heart-warming novel.' - Gill Thompson, bestselling author ofThe Oceans Between Us

'The Girl Behind the Gatesis a powerful, emotional novel. I was moved to tears by the ending and will certainly not hesitate to recommend it.' - Jill Childs, bestselling author ofGracie's Secret

'A powerful story of trust, compassion, healing - and the transforming power of love, that can give new life to a broken spirit.' - Sharon Maas, bestselling author ofThe Violin Maker's Daughter

Readers LOVEThe Girl Behind the Gates!

'Thebest book of the year.I read 125 books a year and this is the best I have read' - 5 ló-