by Sean Boyne (Author)
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.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 190
Publisher: The O'Brien Press
Published: 14 Sep 1998
ISBN 10: 0862785812
ISBN 13: 9780862785819
'A disturbing and well-written account of savage cruelty'
-- The Sunday Tribune * The Sunday Tribune *'A chilling account of cruelty, abuse and domination. Nuala comes across as an exceptional person, who despite her horrific ordeal, never lost her sense of self'
-- Ireland on Sunday * Ireland on Sunday *'A sad reminder of the closed society which we tolerated until very recently'
-- Leinster Leader * Leinster Leader *'an incredible and disturbing story'
-- Southside People * Southside People *'Nuala's tale is an emotional one that makes for compulsive reading'
-- Cathy Kelly'... will strike a chord with any woman who has been trapped into a bad relationship, but I guarantee you none of you will ever have equalled the likes of the horrors perpretrated on this poor girl before she finally broke out of her cage.'
-- Modern Woman
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