Liadán Dunlea

In 1985, while working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers truths of his own; forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church.

A damaged teen ages out of foster care. Alone and desperate for a mother figure, she sets out on a destructive path to find one. What does the future hold when the past is all you've got?