The Magdalen Girls by V.S. Alexander - $1.99
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01E2H0BPK
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Dublin, 1962. Within the gated grounds of the convent of The Sisters of the Holy Redemption lies one of the city’s Magdalen Laundries. Once places of refuge, the laundries have evolved into grim workhouses. Some inmates are “fallen” women—unwed mothers, prostitutes, or petty criminals. Most are ordinary girls whose only sin lies in being too pretty, too independent, or tempting the wrong man...
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I have not read the book but the movie was a real eye-opener.