The House Children
Heidi Daniele
In 1937, Mary Margaret Joyce is born in the Tuam Home for unwed mothers. After spending her early years in an uncaring foster home, she is sentenced by a judge to an industrial school, where she is given the name Peg, and assigned the number 27. Amid one hundred other unwanted girls, Peg quickly learns the rigid routine of prayer, work, and silence under the watchful eye of Sister Constance. Her only respite is an annual summer holiday with a kind family in Galway.
At the tender age of thirteen, Peg accidentally learns the identity of her birthmother. Peg struggles with feelings of anger and abandonment, while her mother grapples with the shame of having borne a child out of wedlock. The tension between them mounts as Peg, now becoming a young adult, begins to make plans for her future beyond Ireland.
Based on actual events, The House Children is a compelling story of familial love, shameful secrets, and life inside Ireland’s infamous industrial schools.
Duration - 8h 5m.
Author - Heidi Daniele.
Narrator - Lauren Reilly.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
In 1937, Mary Margaret Joyce is born in the Tuam Home for unwed mothers. After spending her early years in an uncaring foster home, she is sentenced by a judge to an industrial school, where she is given the name Peg, and assigned the number 27. Amid one hundred other unwanted girls, Peg quickly learns the rigid routine of prayer, work, and silence under the watchful eye of Sister Constance. Her only respite is an annual summer holiday with a kind family in Galway. At the tender age of thirteen, Peg accidentally learns the identity of her birthmother. Peg struggles with feelings of anger and abandonment, while her mother grapples with the shame of having borne a child out of wedlock. The tension between them mounts as Peg, now becoming a young adult, begins to make plans for her future beyond Ireland. Based on actual events, The House Children is a compelling story of familial love, shameful secrets, and life inside Ireland’s infamous industrial schools. Duration - 8h 5m. Author - Heidi Daniele. Narrator - Lauren Reilly. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:14
Chapter 1
Duration:00:14:41
Chapter 2
Duration:00:31:52
Chapter 3
Duration:00:31:31
Chapter 4
Duration:00:17:30
Chapter 5
Duration:00:18:32
Chapter 6
Duration:00:18:22
Chapter 7
Duration:00:14:00
Chapter 8
Duration:00:17:38
Chapter 9
Duration:00:15:04
Chapter 10
Duration:00:12:39
Chapter 11
Duration:00:17:15
Chapter 12
Duration:00:21:12
Chapter 13
Duration:00:12:41
Chapter 14
Duration:00:15:18
Chapter 15
Duration:00:20:02
Chapter 16
Duration:00:15:08
Chapter 17
Duration:00:13:30
Chapter 18
Duration:00:13:03
Chapter 19
Duration:00:16:20
Chapter 20
Duration:00:18:10
Chapter 21
Duration:00:12:35
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:38