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When her only choice is to break the rules
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Dublin, 1971. Free-spirited 18-year-old Brianna Robinson defies her mother’s expectations, her neighbour’s judgment, and the authority of the local parish priest by enrolling in nursing college in London. But when she is made to stay in Dublin by her father, she befriends fellow nurses Muriel, Iris,...
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Dublin, 1971. Free-spirited 18-year-old Brianna Robinson defies her mother’s expectations, her neighbour’s judgment, and the authority of the local parish priest by enrolling in nursing college in London. But when she is made to stay in Dublin by her father, she befriends fellow nurses Muriel, Iris, and Shauna. The four friends are assigned to midwifery in the grim slums of Dublin.
Corporation Place was home to large families, cramped spaces, hidden violence, desperate poverty, and perpetually pregnant women. The four friends soon learn that it’s not just women with "loose morals" who have unwanted pregnancies.
When Brianna is assaulted by her parish priest, she finds herself needing to end her own pregnancy. From then on, she discovers the strength to champion the rights of Irish women against the Catholic Church. A raucous trip to Northern Ireland provides access to contraception unheard of in the south, and The Belfast Express train becomes a regular arrival at Dublin’s Connolly Station.
Brianna finds her power, purpose, and love in this heartwarming story of being a young woman in 1970s Ireland.
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ISBN: 9781922923325
Publisher: Ventura Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 24 February 2026
Country: Australia
Imprint: Ventura Press
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Width: 3886.0mm
Height: 5944.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 330
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About the Author
Brigid was born in Dublin, where she trained and worked as a midwife. She emigrated to Australia in 1969, where she met and married her husband and raised two daughters. Brigid worked as a midwife, teacher and after-hours manager at the Royal Women’s and the Royal Melbourne Hospitals, until she retired in 2018. While Brigid has published numerous short stories, The Belfast Express is her first novel.
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