The Girl Behind the Gates

SKU: 9781529374544
The Girl Behind the Gates

The Girl Behind the Gates

SKU: 9781529374544
Author: Brenda Davies
Paperback·Ages 18+·Historical Fiction
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At a glance

🕯️ Historical Tone
Emotional, heartbreaking, hopeful, deeply moving
⚡ Pace
Character-driven, emotionally immersive, reflective
🏥 Vibes
Institutional injustice, hidden suffering, resilience, postwar Britain
👑 Themes
Survival, family, hope, injustice, emotional endurance
🧠 Emotional Journey
Overcoming hardship, reclaiming dignity, finding compassion and connection
🔥 Hook
After being wrongly confined to a cruel institution, a young girl must endure heartbreak, isolation, and injustice while holding onto hope for freedom and belonging
👀 Perfect For
Fans of emotional historical fiction and resilient female protagonists

1939. Seventeen-year-old Nora Jennings has spent her life secure and sheltered 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 tragic past, Janet realises she must finally face her own. Based on a true story, Nora is the raw, heart-breaking yet ultimately uplifting tale of a young woman cut down in her prime, and of the woman who finally brings her back to life.

Book details

Format
Paperback
Reading age
18+
Pages
352
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Published
10 May 2022
Language
English
ISBN
9781529374544

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