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Sold into Marriage: One Girl's Living Nightmare
By Sean Boyne
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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.
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.
Author
Sean Boyne
Sean Boyne is a journalist and author. He retired in 2009 as Political Correspondent of the Sunday World, one of Ireland’s major newspapers.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A true story account of a 16 year old girl in rural Ireland who was sold into marriage with an old Irish farmer by her father. It was a fascinating story because it is a true story. It is almost unfathomable that this could be happening in Ireland in the 1970s. It was a quick read and I couldn't put it down. However, this book almost seemed like the 1980s talk show where it almost seems like I'm being entertained by someone else's misfortune.
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