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The Girl Behind the Gates: The gripping, heart-breaking historical bestseller based on a true story
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‘Wow! What a heartbreaking, breathtaking true story… oh my heart… Read it with tissues but an open heart’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I’m not sure how many times I had to set this book down because my crying eyes were useless for reading, but it was a lot… Ten very emotional stars! All the stars!’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘There are no words! I had a hard time putting this book down. I am blown away by this true story… Soooooooo wonderful!’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
1939. Seventeen-year-old Nora Jennings has spent her life secure in the certainty of a bright, happy future – until one night of passion has more catastrophic consequences than she ever could have anticipated. Labelled a moral defective and sectioned under the Mental Deficiency Act, she is forced to endure years of unspeakable cruelty at the hands of those who are supposed to care for her.
1981. When psychiatrist Janet Humphreys comes across Nora, heavily institutionalised and still living in the hospital more than forty years after her incarceration, she knows that she must be the one to help Nora rediscover what it is to live. But as she works to help Nora overcome her past, Janet realises she must finally face her own.
Based on a true story, this is a powerful novel of the strength of the human spirit, that will stay with you long after you turn the final page. Perfect for fans of The Girl in the Letter and Philomena.
Readers love The Girl Behind The Gates:
‘I have never been so emotionally touched by a book before and Nora you will stay in my heart long after finishing this story’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Wow is all I can say. This book is a tearjerker for sure. To know that it is based on a true story is even more heartbreaking… This is a beautiful story of healing… The characters are wonderful’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘It’s been a very long time since I read a book that I couldn’t put down. This was that book… I was hooked from the off… Would I recommend this book? A hundred times over’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A heartbreakingly emotional story with characters that grip you all through this book. I really felt for Nora and her life… Brilliant’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Beautifully and emotionally written it engages you from beginning to end. This is one if the best books I have read… The book everyone must read. It will stay with you forever’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘This book was SO good… This was a beautiful, heartwarming story of a woman who was once lost, but found again’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘What an amazing story based in truth. I can’t believe things like this actually happened. This is the incredible story of how a woman overcame the most astonishing obstacles’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Praise for The Girl Behind The Gates:
‘Compelling. Poignant… Heart wrenching. Just beautiful. Everyone needs to read this wonderful book’ Renita D’Silva
‘A haunting, heart-wrenching but ultimately heart-warming novel’ Gill Thompson
‘A powerful, emotional novel. I was moved to tears by the ending and will certainly not hesitate to recommend it’ Jill Childs
‘A powerful story of trust, compassion, healing – and the transforming power of love, that can give new life to a broken spirit’ Sharon Maas
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The Girl Behind the Gates: The gripping, heart-breaking historical bestseller based on a true story
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Original price was: $15.99.$2.99Current price is: $2.99.
PatH –
A captivating story of a woman, treated with such ugliness, crushed as an insignificant caterpillar, who emerges a beautiful butterfly under the caring heart of her skillful psychiatrist, and an inner determination to be whole at last.
Patricia I Hale –
So touching, so well written. I cried, I laughed, and I felt all of this story. One I will never forget.
RedRozy –
An incredible story of one woman’s journey thru horrific treatment that should not have happened
Her strength to overcome was incredible
Psy –
Many things in this book hit very close to home for me albeit in a much different way but my heart ached for Nora so deeply and then swelled with so much gratitude that after so many years of suffering she was found by a doctor who truly cared for her, listened to her, and actively helped her. For so many people that’s a hope which becomes a fantasy until they no longer have the will to even dare dream and it gives way to numbness and despair. What happened to Nora, and to so many other people in the early 20th century, never should have happened and though I’m not unfamiliar with what the practices were back then this story felt so personal and intimate that it allowed me to see it with new eyes. This was so beautifully and compassionately written I can’t help but applaud the author. Definitely something I would recommend again and again.
Teri –
The story was as beautiful as it was heartbreaking. It brings you full circle and gives hope for a future even though a life of despair.
becca –
A great read. I truly enjoyed the book. The struggle to survive and the beauty to see Nora blossom in the end.
Brian R Neale –
A unique blend of history along with the endurance of a lady who lived through the worst of the rules that existed at that time. Ended up very inspired by a young lady who was caught in the rules of the time.
Helen Fraser –
This book is so full of emotion, I couldn’t put it down, it made me angry ; sad; and happy, The cruelty of institutions years ago was brought to life, The miracle of recovery was amazing,
HM Holten –
The Girl Behind the Gates points to the fear of mental difficulties and what was deemed moral deficiency that affected everybody and often sent unwed and pregnant women to mental institutions. The law was clear and stayed unchanged until 1959. The perspective is shocking, and, in my opinion, it is important to remember that this happened less than seventy years ago.
Nora Jennings is a seventeen-year-old who gets to feel the consequences of a single night of passion. Labelled as morally defective and incarcerated in the local mental hospital, she lives through years of brutal conditions.
Sister Cummings, a proverbial Nurse Ratched (of Cuckoo’s Nest fame), is the nemesis who knows how to make her patients, especially the young and hopeful, suffer.
Janet Humphreys is a psychiatrist that arrives on the scene much later, but her insight and humanity bring hope to some patients.
The blend of traumatic experiences, imperious nurses, horrifying treatments, and evolving friendships blend in a compelling document that will leave the reader pondering how easy it is to destroy the human spirit. Yet, Ms Davies manages to convey hope – even for institutionalised individuals.
For me, the highlight was the deft use of the healing power of music. This is a book that will stay with you and make you think.
EMK –
A very beautiful writing style intertwined with a difficult story. I mostly loved the book, there were some odd transitions in the early part of the book with the shift from the primary story to the connections between that and the author’s secondary one, but ultimately, it came together well enough to forgive it.
Norma C. –
It was a good read kept you wanting to finish u til the end, heart warming but at the same time tragic and brutal, as it was a true story it was sad too and hard sometimes to keep reading, well written and sympathetic.
Pat B. –
I enjoyed this from the first page to the last. It pulls the reader into a time most of us never knew existed, to a beautiful ending.
Lecs –
A must read for anyone who is looking for a well written, emotional book. It’s a sad insight into how judgemental people of authority, can ruin an innocent vulnerable person’s life. The cruelty is beyond belief. The second part of the book is captivating and the changes in mental health understanding, over the years, is fascinating to say the least. Almost the complete opposite. I’m so glad it has a happy ending. I highly recommend this book.