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“lily arthur”

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  • Prisoner of the State

    Unlawfully arrested, illegally detained, a punishment to last a lifetime.

    by Lily Arthur ...
    At sixteen years old, Lily Arthur was caught between the women’s liberation movement of the ‘swinging sixties and the draconian ideology that young women should be punished for deviating from society's 'moral codes'.For the 'crime' of being pregnant, Lily was forcibly taken from the man she planned to marry and incarcerated in the notorious Holy Cross Home for ‘wayward’ girls in Wooloowin, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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    Dirty Laundry

    by Lily Arthur ...
    Narrated by Lily Arthur ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 7 min

    At seventeen years old, Lily Arthur was caught between an era of women's liberation and the draconian ideology that young women should be punished for deviating from society's 'moral codes'.For the 'crime' of being pregnant, Lily was forcibly taken from the man she planned to marry and incarcerated in Brisbane Watch House before being sent to work in a notorious Magdalene laundry.Committed to the ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Prisoner of the State

    by Lily Arthur ...
    Narrated by Ella James ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 25 min

    At sixteen years old, Lily Arthur was caught between the women’s liberation movement of the ‘swinging sixties and the draconian ideology that young women should be punished for deviating from society's 'moral codes'.For the 'crime' of being pregnant, Lily was forcibly taken from the man she planned to marry and incarcerated in the notorious Holy Cross Home for ‘wayward’ girls in Wooloowin, ... Read more

    $16.76 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Matters of the Heart

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