The Girl Behind the Gates

by Brenda Davies

***TOP TEN BESTSELLER***

'Compelling. Poignant. Haunting. Heart wrenching. Just beautiful. Everyone needs to read this wonderful book.' - Renita D'Silva, bestselling author of The Forgotten Daughter

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1529374545
• ISBN13: 9781529374544
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Inspiring story

I think this is the most inspiring story I have ever read. Hard to believe it’s a debut novel. It’s based on a true story with only the names of the characters and the institution that housed Nora for almost 60 years having committed the crime of becoming pregnant out of wedlock. I was shocked to learn that this happened in 1939! Think about that, it’s really not that long ago. I dare you to read this book and not cry.