V. S. Alexander is the acclaimed author of The Sculptress, The Traitor, The Irishman's Daughter, The Magdalen Girls, and The Taster. Some of his writing influences include Shirley Jackson, Oscar Wilde, Daphne du Maurier, or any work by the exquisite Brontë sisters. Visit him online at vsalexander.com.
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Dublin, 1962. Within the gated grounds of the convent of the Sisters of the Holy Redemption lies one of the city’s Magdalen Laundries. Once places of refuge, the laundries have evolved into grim workhouses. Some inmates are “fallen” women—unwed mo... SEE MORE