Restless Spirit: The Story of Rose Quinn [Paperback]

Margaret Hawkins (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1856354962 | ISBN-13: 978-1856354967 | Publication Date: December 31, 2006

æYouÆll marry the man weÆve matched you with, do you hear?Æ Rose crouched down as he bent over her. æYes, YesÆ she sobbed, praying heÆd leave her alone. æGood. The date is set, the 6th of November before 8 oÆclock mass so start making your plans.Æ Rose Quinn died in an asylum less than a year after being committed by her brother for refusing to live with the man she had been forced to marry. Such was the stigma attached to having a relative in the asylum that the story remained a family secret until it was revealed three generations later to RoseÆs great-niece, Patricia. The news catapulted Patricia into a dedicated search to find out more about the woman she never know existed. Shocking coincidences were uncovered and an unexpected spiritual connection in the family surfaced. This was to result in finding RoseÆs burial place û a plot behind the asylum, now known as St SenanÆs Hospital. For almost 100 years RoseÆs fate had been kept secret, but her spirit never died. This is the story of that restless spirit.

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About the Author

Margaret Hawkins is a native of Tinahely, County Wicklow, now living in Broadway, County Wexford. She has been a freelance journalist since 1988 and is currently the health columnist with the Irish Farmers Journal. She has had one-act plays staged, a radio play broadcast by RTE and a documentary, 'Forgotten People' aired by South East Radio.

Product Details

• Paperback: 287 pages
• Publisher: Mercier Press (December 31, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1856354962
• ISBN-13: 978-1856354967
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,653,930 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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