Our Father's Secret: The true story of three Irish girls' struggle against abuse and their fight for justice
Apr 2012 · Hachette UK
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A true story of abuse. Three sisters. A shattered Irish childhood.
Joyce, June and Paula Kavanagh were three sisters born to a family of ten in Ballyfermot, Dublin in the 1960s. Their father abused all three of them in the family home throughout their childhood. In 1989, the sisters made the brave decision to bring charges against their father and, in 1990, the state took a successful case against him. He was convicted and imprisoned.
Click, Click is the story of their abuse; the exposure of a man prolific in his paedophilia; and an Irish childhood lost in a dysfunctional, abusive and torturous environment. Importantly, however, it is also the story of three women's healing; their coming to terms with their abuse, and their forgiveness of themselves and others.
The Kavanagh sisters have refused to allow their abuse to define them. With fierce humour, insight and honesty, they now share their story and show that with love and determination, you can indeed conquer all.
Joyce, June and Paula Kavanagh were three sisters born to a family of ten in Ballyfermot, Dublin in the 1960s. Their father abused all three of them in the family home throughout their childhood. In 1989, the sisters made the brave decision to bring charges against their father and, in 1990, the state took a successful case against him. He was convicted and imprisoned.
Click, Click is the story of their abuse; the exposure of a man prolific in his paedophilia; and an Irish childhood lost in a dysfunctional, abusive and torturous environment. Importantly, however, it is also the story of three women's healing; their coming to terms with their abuse, and their forgiveness of themselves and others.
The Kavanagh sisters have refused to allow their abuse to define them. With fierce humour, insight and honesty, they now share their story and show that with love and determination, you can indeed conquer all.
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4.7
35 reviews
Dana Pinkerton
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April 8, 2023
This book is heart breaking to read but you can not stop yourself. You want to see the 3 woman live happy lives full of love for each other and themselves. Well written and easy to follow. The hardest parts are followed by interesting facts about their lives so it isn't so heavy that it is unbearable to read.
Gelda Doran
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March 8, 2013
So proud of these 3 lady's and how well everything came together for them. Unfortunately it's not like that for everyone. N I myself wish things could of been different. But life is unfair so please laugh, joke, cry but also share its a big ice breaker. Well done girls xxxx
9 people found this review helpful
Wendy Whitehouse
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January 9, 2013
Moving! Truly inspiring that 3 sisters could suffer and still be winners in the end. Still struggle with how truly evil he was.
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About the author
Joyce Kavanagh has six children. She works for a not-for-profit organisation as a Community Engagement Coordinator in the Childhood Development Initiative, Tallaght, where she also lives.
June Kavanagh is married with three children. She is a community activist and a Director of the Board of the Childhood Development Initiative, a children's charity, in Tallaght West.
Paula Kavanagh lives in Dublin with her partner of fourteen years. She now works as an Administrative and Communications Coordinator for the Childhood Development Initiative, Tallaght.
Marian Quinn is chief executive of a children's charity in Tallaght and has previously been employed in the Department of Justice and the Health Service Executive.
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