I'm in awe of any writer who can conjure up such a detailed life story in just a few pages, which Rachel has done to great effect here.
The subject is harrowing, and only gets worse. It's tough to read and tougher to see staged as we all know that whereas this story is fiction, it's so very close to the true horrors that went on at the time. What's worse is that this still goes on in 2025, in some countries.
Excellent.

A Story of a Laundry Girl is a powerful exploration of trauma, history, and complicity. Through the eyes of Kerrigan, Sister Katherine, and Kayleigh, Feeny-Williams delves into a dark chapter of Irish history with raw emotion and poignant storytelling. A must-read for those seeking impactful, thought-provoking work.

Harrowing, truthful and deeply-felt, Feeny-Williams pulls no punches in her exploration of a horrifying slice of history that sears itself into generations of trauma, for its victims, and their descendants. Walking a razors' edge, the characters charged with actioning unspeakable pain share the pulse of their complicity with institutional abuse, caging us inside a taut nightmare of bureaucratized dehumanization. This would make a wonderful audio narration at the new National Centre for Research and Remembrance in Dublin.