I read the book when I was at my sisters. It's amazing how strong the main character was. She suffered a lot of abuse off her parents 1st, the Dr. believed her parents story that she kept having accidents, her school thought she was mad before she was sent to the convent & she later ended up in an asylum because no one would believe the priest would abuse her like he did. This was until a lot more people found out & reported it. A lot of the girls ended up in an asylum after reporting the priest. It is very sad & shocking.