Sold into Marriage: One Girls Living Nightmare
Sold into Marriage: One Girls Living Nightmare
Sean Boyne
The terrifying true story of a 16-year-old girl sold into marriage by her father: this took place in 1973 in Ireland.
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Summary
In 1973 a sixteen-year-old Irish schoolgirl was sold into marriage by her father. Her groom was a farmer almost four times her age. Despite a pre-nuptial agreement guaranteeing that there would be no sex, her husband raped her repeatedly. He also beat her.
Although she made desperate pleas for help, the legal system, the police and the clergy failed to come to her aid. Sold into Marriage is the story of that girl's loveless marriage, as told to journalist Sean Boyne, her rape, subsequent pregnancy and suicide attempt and her eventual escape to London and freedom.
Product Description
Title - Sold into Marriage: One Girls Living Nightmare
Edition -
Author - Sean Boyne
ISBN 13 - 9780862785819
Imprint - O'Brien Press Ltd
Publisher - O'Brien Press Ltd
Date Published - 14/09/1998
Prize -
No. of pages - 192
Binding Type - Paperback
Dimensions - 130 x 196 x 13mm
Weight - 142 g
Languages - English