Fleeing from the emotional shackles of her family in Ireland and the convent where she was training to be a nun, the feisty 21-year-old Ashling OLeary arrives in San Francisco in 1982 with a backpack, a judo outfit, her artists portfolio, a three-month visa, and a determination to find a way to speak up about the abuse of girls and women in Catholic Ireland. As she becomes embroiled in a whirlwind of love, art, and deception, Ashling learns that her success as an artist and a human being depends on dealing with the ghosts of her past and speaking out on behalf of others. Book specifications:Dimensions: 229 x 152Author: Gemma WhelanCover type: PaperbackPublishing Year: 2022Publishing Month: 10Pages: 264Language: EnglishPublisher: Shangana PressWeight: 322 g