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The Miracle & Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets
The Miracle & Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets | Sarah Miller
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In this riveting, beyond-belief true story from the author of The Borden Murders, meet the five children who captivated the entire world. When the Dionne Quintuplets were born on May 28, 1934, weighing a grand total of just over 13 pounds, no one expected them to live so much as an hour. Overnight, Yvonne, Annette, Ccile, milie, and Marie Dionne mesmerized the globe, defying medical history with every breath they took. In an effort to protect them from hucksters and showmen, the Ontario government took custody of the five identical babies, sequestering them in a private, custom-built hospital across the road from their family--and then, in a stunning act of hypocrisy, proceeded to exploit them for the next nine years. The Dionne Quintuplets became a more popular attraction than Niagara Falls, ogled through one-way screens by sightseers as they splashed in their wading pool at the center of a tourist hotspot known as Quintland. Here, Sarah Miller reconstructs their unprecedented upbringing with fresh depth and subtlety, bringing to new light their resilience and the indelible bond of their unique sisterhood.
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Well-researched account of the birth and lives of the Dionne Quintuplets, who were born in Canada in 1934. Considered to be miracles because they all survived, they were immediately an international sensation. It‘s disturbing to read how the Canadian government took the girls from their parents and effectively raised them as a medical and social experiment while profiting off their existence. Sad and disturbing all around. #NFNR

LiseWorks It's because the family was poor that the government was able to take the girls. They lived in a tiny house and had other children. I saw the house as it was part of North Bay museum for a while. I also lived close to where they were born. If it wasn't for the nurse, those babies would have died. But the dr took all the credit. 13mo
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Gahhhh! To think the Canadian government would take children from their parents for fear they might be exploited as the first set of Quintuplets is odd. To then watch the wedge between siblings and quints driven deeper as they are relocated across the street in a personal hospital/holding grounds with staff and literally put on display like animals in a zoo is disgusting. More tourism to see them than Niagara Falls and the greed just keeps growing

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Fascinating #audiobook! I‘d recommend this over Quintland Sisters, which I also liked.

It seems we haven‘t learned anything. The fervor over the quints during the Great Depression and their subsequent exploitation caused them psychological harm, alienation from their family, and trouble adjusting to the adult world including problems with marriages & their own kids.

This will definitely make you think about the kids on Outdaughtered, etc. 4.5⭐️

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New #audiobook this morning! So far, so good. I‘m enjoying it more than the fictional Quintland Sisters. 👍🏻🎧

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