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Katie Hanrahan is an Irish-American student of history and the author of several short stories.

She received her primary education at Catholic schools and went on to study science and business at prominent Catholic universities.

Currently she resides in the Midwest. When not busy with research on her next novel, she can be found in her garden.

Drawn from the words of those who survived the scandal of Ireland's industrial schools and Magdalene laundries, THE LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES recounts a time long hidden under a cloud of shame.

Molly knows nothing about her late father's past but when she steps off the plane in Dublin Airport, she steps into another world---a world where children could be taken from parents and locked away by the State and the Catholic Church. Her journey to bury her father's ashes will take her far from her destination and force her to confront the legacy of his secrets, a legacy that has left her emotionally withdrawn and alone.

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