At least in The Handmaid's Tale they value babies, mostly. Not so in the true stories here.[A] furious, necessary bookAchingly powerful ... There will be many people who don't want to read Republic of Shame, for fear it will be too much, too dark, too heavy. Please don't be afraid. Read it. Look it in the eye ? Irish TimesUtterly brilliant. Please read itHogan's captivatingly written stories of people who were consigned to what she calls the "shame-industrial complex" puts faces - many old now, and lined with pain - to the clinical data. ... Brilliant ? Sunday Times[A] searing account of the Church's treatment of women during its period of dominance over Irish society ... It is never less than compelling ? Irish IndependentRepublic of Shame is a careful, sensitive and extremely well written book - but it is harrowing. It would break your heart in twoRiveting, immensely insightful and horrifically recognisableA must read for everyoneCompelling ... devastatingly human, [Republic of Shame] will make you shake with sadness and anger ? RTÉ GuideA beautifully written and impeccably researched book ... We need more books like thisCaelainn's book brings real people to the fore ? Hot PressA vital and damning portrait of Ireland's mother and baby homes ? GCN.ieI've laughed, cried & RAGED reading this bookFor anyone interested in understanding modern Ireland. A compelling and beautifully written investigation into institutions for "fallen women" and the culture which facilitated themCaelainn Hogan's harrowing account of the "shame industrial complex" shows how the legacy of Ireland's treatment of "fallen women" remains part of the scenery of modern life ? Totally Dublin[A] sensitive, can't-look-away book ... Through moving stories, Hogan shows how the past is still present ? NPRA gripping, eye-opening and challenging read ... Hogan sheds light on the darkest corners of our recent history in Ireland, but also holds up a mirror to today ? Dublin Inquirer Biografía del autor Caelainn Hogan was born in Dublin in 1988. Her journalism has featured in The New York Times Magazine, Harper's, The New Yorker (online), VICE Magazine, The Guardian, Al Jazeera English, The Irish Times and The Dublin Review. Republic of Shame is her first book.