Ghosts of the Orphanage: A Story of Mysterious Deaths, a Conspiracy of Silence, and a Search for Justice

Years and years of violence, emotional, sexual, and physical abuse, and death have taken place in orphanages. In Ghosts of the Orphanage: A Story of Mysterious Deaths, a Conspiracy of Silence, and a Search for Justice focuses on not only St. Joseph’s, a Catholic orphanage in Vermont, Kenneally but on other orphanages in other countries as well.

The author tells the stories of survivors who tell not only of their experiences but of those of the children who did not survive. She shows the courage and quest for justice. She details horrific abuse and even murder. She also shows the strength and courage of the survivors.

This is a true crime book that details the age of crimes against children in orphanages. I was horrified that most of the overwhelming abuse done by nuns but of the coverup as well. The author did a massive amount of research and interviewing of survivors.

This is not an easy book to read. It’s heartbreaking and sad. It’s also well written, informative and I enjoyed hearing about the survivors and their lives after leaving the orphanage they were in.

Thank you to PublicAffairs and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.