I Am Amy Dunne

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An extraordinary memoir from Amy Dunne, the young woman whose bravery was a spark for a social revolution in Ireland.

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In 2007, Amy Dunne was barely seventeen years old and pregnant with a baby girl who had anencephaly, meaning the baby was certain to die before or at birth.

Amy, who was temporarily in the care of the HSE, told a social worker about her plan to travel for a termination. Although she was supported by her family and by the baby’s father, she was told by the HSE that it would not be possible for her to travel, so Amy had to fight her case in the High Court. Her private tragedy quickly became an extremely public story.

Now in her thirties, with the Eighth Amendment repealed, Amy reflects on the culture of shame that she and many other Irish women lived through. I am Amy Dunne is ultimately a story of enormous resilience and power.

Additional information

Weight 0.381 kg
Dimensions 23.3 × 15.2 × 2.1 cm
Book_author

Dunne, Amy

Publisher

Gill Books

Imprint

Gill Books

Cover

Paperback

Pages

xii, 268 , 8 unnumbered of plates

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

362.198880092 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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