Tucked deep in the Appalachian mountains, Saint Marina’s Retreat for Wayward Women was a Christian institution catering to wealthy families whose daughters had strayed from the rightful path laid out for them, and fallen into the arms of the wrong man.

The purpose of the remote camp was seclusion, to remove all temptation and hold the young women somewhere they could not get into any more trouble, until such time as they acquiesced to their family’s choice of a “proper” husband and were released.

Life at Saint Marina’s was spartan. Days were filled with Bible study, lectures on feminine modesty, and instruction in the domestic skills needed to become a good Christian housewife. As the sun set, the girls took long walks together along the lakeside before being locked in for the night. Each student shared a small cabin with a chosen bunkmate. There were no phones nor television to pass the time.

The camp was hit by scandal following several pregnancies, with blame levelled at the priests who oversaw the retreat. In truth, with the application of silicone implants and laser hair removal, many women had succeeded in slipping their boyfriends into the camp.