Two Girls From The Bay By Helen Best Colgan

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Title	:	Two Girls From The Bay
Author	:	Helen Best Colgan
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In February 1945, following the sudden death of their beloved mother, Helen Best, aged 9, and her sister Laura, 7, were uprooted from their happy family home on Merasheen Island, Placentia Bay, and brought to St John s where they were placed in Belvedere Orphanage It was, writes Helen, the beginning of a long and lonely life where silence took the place of laughter, a In February 1945, following the sudden death of their beloved mother, Helen Best, aged 9, and her sister Laura, 7, were uprooted from their happy family home on Merasheen Island, Placentia Bay, and brought to St John s where they were placed in Belvedere Orphanage It was, writes Helen, the beginning of a long and lonely life where silence took the place of laughter, austerity took the place of freedom, and punishment took the place of love Two Girls From the Bay is a story you won t soon forget

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Helen Best Colgan was born on Merasheen Island, Placentia Bay In February 1945, following the sudden death of their beloved mother, Helen, aged 9, and her younger sister Laura, aged 7, were brought to St John s and placed in Belevedere Orphange Her debut book Two Girls From The Bay is Helen s memoir and it addresses the eight years she spent in the orphanage,her fifteen years as a Sister of Mer Helen Best Colgan was born on Merasheen Island, Placentia Bay In February 1945, following the sudden death of their beloved mother, Helen, aged 9, and her younger sister Laura, aged 7, were brought to St John s and placed in Belevedere Orphange Her debut book Two Girls From The Bay is Helen s memoir and it addresses the eight years she spent in the orphanage,her fifteen years as a Sister of Mercy,her subsequent leaving the congregation, marrying, and going on to work as an elementary school teacher for 36 years Helen now resides with her husband Bob in Vermont

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Title: Two Girls From The Bay
Posted by:Helen Best Colgan
Published :2016-04-13T22:55+01:00
In February 1945, following the sudden death of their beloved mother, Helen Best, aged 9, and her sister Laura, 7, were uprooted from their happy fami

Two Girls From The Bay

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