{"product_id":"the-girl-behind-the-gates-the-gripping-heartbreaking-historical-bestseller-based-on-a-true-story","title":"The Girl Behind the Gates: The gripping, heartbreaking historical bestseller based on a true story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***TOP TEN BESTSELLER***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Compelling. Poignant. Haunting. Heart wrenching. Just beautiful. Everyone needs to read this wonderful book.'\u003c\/b\u003e - Renita D'Silva, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Forgotten Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e1939.\u003c\/b\u003e Seventeen-year-old Nora Jennings has spent her life secure in the certainty of a bright, happy future - until one night of passion has more catastrophic consequences than she ever could have anticipated. Labelled a moral defective and sectioned under the Mental Deficiency Act, she is forced to endure years of unspeakable cruelty at the hands of those who are supposed to care for her.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1981.\u003c\/b\u003e When psychiatrist Janet Humphreys comes across Nora, heavily institutionalised and still living in the hospital more than forty years after her incarceration, she knows that she must be the one to help Nora rediscover what it is to live. But as she works to help Nora overcome her past, Janet realises she must finally face her own.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBased on a true story, \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Behind the Gates\u003c\/i\u003e is p\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eerfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl in the Letter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePhilomena.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFurther praise for THE GIRL BEHIND THE GATES:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e'The Girl behind the Gates\u003c\/i\u003e absorbed me from the start. A haunting, heart-wrenching but ultimately heart-warming novel.' - Gill Thompson, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Oceans Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e'The Girl Behind the Gates\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful, emotional novel. I was moved to tears by the ending and will certainly not hesitate to recommend it.' - Jill Childs, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGracie's Secret\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A powerful story of trust, compassion, healing - and the transforming power of love, that can give new life to a broken spirit.' - Sharon Maas, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Violin Maker's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eReaders LOVE \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Behind the Gates\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'The \u003cb\u003ebest book of the year.\u003c\/b\u003e I read 125 books a year and this is the best I have read' - 5 STARS\u003cbr\u003e 'I can't stop crying having just finished the book. It's \u003cb\u003ean incredible piece of literary genius\u003c\/b\u003e' - 5 STARS\u003cbr\u003e 'A story that \u003cb\u003eneeds to be told\u003c\/b\u003e' - 5 STARS\u003cbr\u003e 'An \u003cb\u003einspirational and very moving\u003c\/b\u003e story' - 5 STARS\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eJust brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e. I wholeheartedly recommend this book' - 5 STARS\u003cbr\u003e 'I hardly ever write a review but \u003cb\u003eif you read one book this year this is it\u003c\/b\u003e' - 5 STARS\u003cbr\u003e 'A very \u003cb\u003emoving and heartbreaking\u003c\/b\u003e story' - 5 STARS\u003cbr\u003e 'I \u003cb\u003ewould have given this book 10 STARS\u003c\/b\u003e if I could' - 5 STARS\u003cbr\u003e 'This book is \u003cb\u003ebeautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ecaptivating in every way\u003c\/b\u003e' - 5 STARS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781529374544\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £1.00","offer_id":47958461841585,"sku":"SB-1529374545-C3","price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1529374545.jpg?v=1790049706","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-girl-behind-the-gates-the-gripping-heartbreaking-historical-bestseller-based-on-a-true-story","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}