The Girl Behind The Gates
1939. 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.
1981. 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.
Based on a true story, The Girl Behind the Gates is perfect for fans of The Girl in the Letter and Philomena.
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About the Author
Born and raised in County Durham, UK, Dr Brenda Davies - Psychiatrist, psychotherapist, medium, author, broadcaster and spiritual teacher, is a very happy mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She has lived a fascinating life which has taken her around the world many times. As Principal of the Brenda Davies International School of Healing and Spiritual Development, she has taught in England, Ireland, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the USA, Turkey, Cyprus, Bali, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and elsewhere. She has loved doing peace and conflict resolution work in many countries that have been ravaged by war. Her great love is Zambia, where she spent many happy and exciting years, however, she is now happily settled in Wales.
Her first attempt at fiction was in her twenties while she was pregnant with her second child. The manuscript still lives in a cupboard at home. Her real writing career began at 55 with the publication of The Rainbow Journey. Several non-fiction books on spirituality and health followed, including Journey of the Soul, which was nominated for the Kindred Spirit Award. At the age of 78, she turned to fiction with her debut novel 'The Girl behind the Gates,' which will hopefully be released as a major feature film in the not-too-distant future. At 82, she is happily settled in Wales, where she still works full-time - now mainly online - and writes at every possible spare moment. She loves life and people and nature and is very happy with her lot. She hopes you will enjoy her books and some of which she still has to write. Hopefully, her second novel will be published soon.