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Sarah went home for Christmas, as usual, but did not tell
anyone in her family about her pregnancy. At the end of the
holidays, she packed her bags and told them she was return-
ing to her job at the school. Instead she headed for Dublin,
where the Catholic charity had secured her temporary lodg-
ings, a house in a Dublin suburb owned by a young couple
with small children. In complete anonymity and with free
room and board, Sarah was guaranteed that she could stay
there until her child was born. The only thing asked of her
was that she occasionally help out with the family’s kids. With
extraordinary speed and efficiency the Irish Church and
medical establishment had colluded to conceal Sarah’s
shameful fall.
Sarah lived quietly in her new lodgings, rarely venturing
outside, her blossoming waistline visible only to Anne and
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