About book Rock Me Gently: A True Story Of A Convent Childhood (2006)
The cover of Rock Me Gently caught my eye because like the author, I spent a considerable time in a childrens' home run by the same order of nuns as described in the book.Once I began reading Rock Me Gently, I could not put it down. Here is a book that is not only extremely well written, but should recognised as is a real life story about a girl who was brutally treated by her "carers" within a convent in Sussex. Originally installed in the institution whilst her mother looked for somewhere for them to live, Judith discovered that the nuns were monsters, venting their anger and frustrations on their helpless charges in the form of emotional, physical and sexual abuse. This book is a perfect example of how the human spirit can provide strength in the toughest of situations. Judith Kelly's courage and determination saved her from all of the suffering that she endured at such a young age and this is depicted in chapters where she worked on a kibbutz in the 1970's. Kelly's story is also a living testament of resilience. With the help of her mentor, Miriam, a survivor from the Nazi Holocaust, she is transformed into an emotionally healthy and competent adult.Anyone who has read the paperback version of Rock Me Gently will see from the evidence at the back of the book that Kelly's story is a true one. My advice therefore to all those who criticise this book is: tell the truth, you obviously haven't read it and more importantly, look at your motives for making spiteful comments about this extremely important story.
This book starts with the author defending herself. Apprently people have acused her of making this story up. She admits to lifting bits from other books becuase she'd never written anything before but claims the story is true. If this story is true and it is belivable, then it is a very sad tale of abuse. The nuns were wicked. Everything they did was wrong. I find myself for blameing Judith's mother as well for leaving her there in the first place. What a selfish bitch! I would have also like to know what Judiths granparents were doing in this time. Did they ever try to find out what happened to their grandchild? I aslo got a bit bored reading her adult bits. I just didn't find them interesting at all. On the other hand, if this book is made up to cash in on the popularity of memoirs and some of the other girls claim that Judith wasn't even there when these events happen then it's a pretty crummy thing to do!
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