The Women on Platform Two

In 1970s Dublin, all forms of contraception are strictly forbidden, but an intrepid group of women will risk everything to change that in this heartbreaking, powerful, and ultimately uplifting novel inspired by a little-known true story.

Dublin, 1969: Maura has just married Dr. Christy Davenport and dreams of starting a family. But as her husband's violent temper emerges, Maura begins to fear that her home may never be safe for a child. Meanwhile, her close friend Bernie, already a mother of three, receives devastating news - another pregnancy could be fatal.

Dublin, 2023: After a frightening close call, Saoirse realizes she may never want to be a mother. What she does not know is that only a few decades earlier, a group of brave women fought to make that choice possible. And she is about to meet one of them.

The Women on Platform Two is a moving historical novel about friendship, courage, and the quiet revolutions led by women determined to protect one another and reshape the future.