Kunati
March 10, 2009
http://www.kunati.com/news/2009/3/10/starred-review-for-kim-michele-richardsons-the-unbreakable-c.html
"While the abuses of Catholic priests have been making headlines in recent years, little has been heard about mistreatment at the hands of nuns. Here Richardson, who was raised in a Catholic orphanage in Kentucky in the 1960s, recounts the horrors that she and countless other children endured there and takes readers on her journey to rid herself of the awful memories.
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Her catharsis comes with a lawsuit, which she and 44 other survivors brought against the order that ran the orphanage. Richardson tells two simultaneous stories. In one, she recalls episodes from her childhood where her misbehavior (such as leaving soil on her panties) led to unheard-of punishments. In the other, she takes us through the steps of the ... lawsuit, from the first meeting with the attorney to the first deposition where a sister was present to, finally, a settlement, the first of its kind against Catholic nuns. Richardson's candid accounts are chilling, and the strength she shows with a very supportive husband at her side is inspiring. Remarkably, she did not abandon the Church and in fact sends her children to Catholic schools. Hers is a beautifully told story about strength and an enduring faith that can lead but one place: to forgiveness."
American Library Association's Booklist Reviewer Mary Frances Wilkens
The Unbreakable Child: A Story about Forgiving the Unforgivable.
Richardson, Kim Michele (Author)
Apr 2009. 240 p. Kunati, hardcover, $24.95. (9781601641632). 364.15.
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