The Magdalen (2011)
“She looked skinnier than ever, her hair caught up in short bunches on the side of her head. Esther had really missed her. She joined them in the huge refectory at teatime, making no mention of the baby or what had happened. They each murmured how sorry they were, Esther barely able to say the words. She couldn’t imagine what she would do if her baby died. Tina had kept on buttering the stale-looking soda bread, piling runny scrambled egg on top of it as if nothing had happened.
The doctors had forbidden any heavy work, so she was assigned to help in the kitchen with Ina Brady, setting the tables and washing-up. Twice Tina had fainted at mass and Sister Gabriel had actually sanctioned her not rising too early, and having a later breakfast for the moment. “The Lord will understand,” was all the nun would be drawn to say.
Even when they were on their own Tina made it clear to Esther that she didn’t want to talk about what had happened in the hospital, and made no mention of the baby or i...ts father.MoreLess
The doctors had forbidden any heavy work, so she was assigned to help in the kitchen with Ina Brady, setting the tables and washing-up. Twice Tina had fainted at mass and Sister Gabriel had actually sanctioned her not rising too early, and having a later breakfast for the moment. “The Lord will understand,” was all the nun would be drawn to say.
Even when they were on their own Tina made it clear to Esther that she didn’t want to talk about what had happened in the hospital, and made no mention of the baby or i...ts father.MoreLess
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