Compelling read and a shocking story

Kathy?s Real Story

This is a compelling read and a shocking story, which begins with shame and ends with the triumph of an Irish family over false allegations of abuse. The family of best-selling author Kathy O'Beirne tells the real story behind her book, casting light on a destructive culture of false allegations hurting innocent people in Ireland.
Kathy O?Beirne?s book, Kathy?s Story (Don?t Ever Tell in Britain) alleged that she was abused by her father, experimented upon in a psychiatric hospital, raped by priests and then slammed up in a Magdalene Laundry where she had a baby at 14.
Abused or abuser? Brave truth-teller or a money-grabbing fraudster?
See the evidence, hear from those who knew her as she grew up.
Read how friends were bribed to bear false witness and journalists threatened.
This book examines some of the most notorious accusations against lay and religious people in both Ireland and Britain, and explores if they stand up to close scrutiny and police investigation; it also looks at what effect a ?1bn Government compensation scheme has had.
The book rounds off with a quick-paced ride through global best-sellers which have turned out to be literary frauds.
This gripping read is the ultimate antidote against ?misery literature?. It is a parable of hope, showing that the truth is stronger than fiction, and more surprising too.

Journalist Hermann Kelly is a regular columnist with The Irish Mail on Sunday newspaper. He has done a wealth of research, interviewing Kathy O?Beirne, her family, co-author, publisher and many others.
Written with the full cooperation of the O?Beirne family.

Author Hermann Kelly
ISBN ISBN 978-1-906351-00-7
Publisher Prefect Press
Publication Date October 2007
Price ? 14.99 / ?9.99
Extent: 224pp
Size: 150 x 233 mm
Binding: Paperback
Rights: World