The Nun of Ravensbrück
The Irish Nun Who Defied the Nazis
$30.59
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
29 June 2026
Summary
Based on the Incredible True Story of Sr Kate McCarthy
IMPRISONED BY EVIL, HER SPIRIT NEVER SURRENDERED
1944, Ravensbruck - the infamous concentration camp for women. Amid unimaginable suffering, Sr Kate McCarthy, an Irish nun and Resistance fighter, stands at the gates.
Kate joined the French Resistance at the outbreak of war. She risked everything to fight tyranny, enduring capture, interrogation and brutal imprisonment. Her faith ne…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399749282 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399749285 |
| Author: | Cathi Fleming |
| Publisher: | Hachette Books Ireland |
| Imprint: | Hachette Books Ireland |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 29 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 400g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 152mm x 26mm |
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Critics Review
A wonderfully accomplished and courageous debut, very chilling and sensitively written. The horrors of war are all too real, and the characters are skilfully drawn * Roisin Meaney *A harrowing, gripping read of how an Irish nun’s fortitude, courage, selflessness and faith brought light and hope to a place of inhumanity and sickening brutality, in one of history’s darkest times. I felt very humbled reading it * Patricia Scanlan *
About The Author
Cathi Fleming
Cathi Fleming is a retired primary school teacher from Kildare, Ireland, where she spent many years nurturing young minds before turning her own lifelong passion for history into scholarly pursuit.
A married mother of four and grandmother of three, she holds an MA in Local History. Driven by a deep curiosity for overlooked stories, Cathi was struck by a passing reference to four Irish women imprisoned in Ravensbruck Concentration Camp during World War II. This sparked six years of dedicated research - culminating in two emotional visits to the camp - and led her to the remarkable life of Kate McCarthy from Cork.
In her gripping debut novel The Nun of Ravensbruck, Cathi brings Kate’s extraordinary story to light with sensitivity, insight and commitment to historical truth.
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