A Swift Pure Cry is the tale of a young girl living in eighties Ireland, haunted by her dead mother’s spirit.

I must say, this book was on my list last for reading, but now I’m glad I’ve read it. This book tells the story of Shell: a young girl who is left to care for her brother and sister after her mother dies, since her Father doesn’t seem to care anymore. But when scandal breaks out, and she in the middle of it, she can only turn to one man for help; the young and caring Father Rose.

I was deeply moved by this heartbreaking tale; although it was a little slow to start and didn’t immediately grab my attention, by the middle someone was taken out of class by a porter and I didn’t even notice! I would definitely recommend this to my friends as a great girlie weeper!