Toffee, Truth and Great Silence.

The Girl Who Spoke Back: From Convent Silence to National Radio.

"Try and stop me!"

At 89, Dorothy looks back at a world that tried to keep her quiet.  From the frozen washbasins of a 1940's convent to an interview on national radio, this is the story of a rebel in a blue uniform.

How did a nine-year-old girl go from crying into a wet pillow to smuggling contraband toffee and outsmarting a "Trial by prayer"

Dorothy shares the "not so good" and the "hilarious," including a sharp-witted battle with a nun that led to solitary confinement.

It's a story of hidden sacrifices, "Improper" kisses and the clever mother who gave her a choice: finish your education or become a messenger girl on a bike. This is a rare look at the making of a spirit that could not be broken.

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