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Frank and funny, this memoir vividly recounts the first 17 years of the author’s life in Sydney’s slums and in New South Wales’ countryside. Abandoned by her mother as a baby and by her volatile grandmother as a young girl, Kate Howarth was shunted between Aboriginal relatives and expected to grow up fast. It was a childhood beset by hardship, abuse, profound grief, and poverty, but buoyed with the hope that one day she would make a better life for herself and her child. Incredibly moving, this is the compelling true story of a childhood lost and a young woman’s hard-won self-possession.
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Kate Howarth is of Aborigine descent. She has been a factory worker, an Avon lady, a corporate executive, and a restaurateur.
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- PublisherUniversity of Queensland Press
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 0702237701
- ISBN 13 9780702237706
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages320
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Frank, funny an incredibly moving,Ten Hail Marysis the compelling true story of a childhood lost, and a young woman's hard-won self-possession.An extraordinary story of hope and survival.In January 1966, Kate Howarth gave birth to a healthy baby boy at St Margaret's Home for unwed mothers in Sydney. In the months before the birth, and the days after, she resisted intense pressure to give up her son for adoption, becoming one of the few women to ever leave the institution with her baby. She was only sixteen years old.What inspired such courage?In Ten Hail Marys, Kate Howarth vividly recounts the first seventeen years of her life in Sydney's' slums and suburbs and in rural New South Wales. Abandoned by her mother as a baby and then by 'Mamma', her volatile grandmother, as a young girl, Kate was shunted between Aboriginal relatives and expected to grow up fast. A natural storyteller, she describes a childhood beset by hardship, abuse, profound grief and poverty, but buoyed with the hope that one day she would make a better life for herself.Frank, funny an incredibly moving, Ten Hail Marys is the compelling true story of a childhood lost, and a young woman's hard-won self-possession. Follows the first 17 years of Kate Howarth's life. Raised by Indigenous relatives, she is abandoned by her mother and grandmother. At the age of 15, she becomes pregnant and is sent to St Margaret's Home where she resists intense pressure to give up her baby for adoption. She becomes one of the few women to ever leave the Home with her baby. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780702237706
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Frank, funny an incredibly moving,Ten Hail Marysis the compelling true story of a childhood lost, and a young woman's hard-won self-possession.An extraordinary story of hope and survival.In January 1966, Kate Howarth gave birth to a healthy baby boy at St Margaret's Home for unwed mothers in Sydney. In the months before the birth, and the days after, she resisted intense pressure to give up her son for adoption, becoming one of the few women to ever leave the institution with her baby. She was only sixteen years old.What inspired such courage?In Ten Hail Marys, Kate Howarth vividly recounts the first seventeen years of her life in Sydney's' slums and suburbs and in rural New South Wales. Abandoned by her mother as a baby and then by 'Mamma', her volatile grandmother, as a young girl, Kate was shunted between Aboriginal relatives and expected to grow up fast. A natural storyteller, she describes a childhood beset by hardship, abuse, profound grief and poverty, but buoyed with the hope that one day she would make a better life for herself.Frank, funny an incredibly moving, Ten Hail Marys is the compelling true story of a childhood lost, and a young woman's hard-won self-possession. Follows the first 17 years of Kate Howarth's life. Raised by Indigenous relatives, she is abandoned by her mother and grandmother. At the age of 15, she becomes pregnant and is sent to St Margaret's Home where she resists intense pressure to give up her baby for adoption. She becomes one of the few women to ever leave the Home with her baby. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780702237706
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Frank, funny an incredibly moving,Ten Hail Marysis the compelling true story of a childhood lost, and a young woman's hard-won self-possession.An extraordinary story of hope and survival.In January 1966, Kate Howarth gave birth to a healthy baby boy at St Margaret's Home for unwed mothers in Sydney. In the months before the birth, and the days after, she resisted intense pressure to give up her son for adoption, becoming one of the few women to ever leave the institution with her baby. She was only sixteen years old.What inspired such courage?In Ten Hail Marys, Kate Howarth vividly recounts the first seventeen years of her life in Sydney's' slums and suburbs and in rural New South Wales. Abandoned by her mother as a baby and then by 'Mamma', her volatile grandmother, as a young girl, Kate was shunted between Aboriginal relatives and expected to grow up fast. A natural storyteller, she describes a childhood beset by hardship, abuse, profound grief and poverty, but buoyed with the hope that one day she would make a better life for herself.Frank, funny an incredibly moving, Ten Hail Marys is the compelling true story of a childhood lost, and a young woman's hard-won self-possession. Follows the first 17 years of Kate Howarth's life. Raised by Indigenous relatives, she is abandoned by her mother and grandmother. At the age of 15, she becomes pregnant and is sent to St Margaret's Home where she resists intense pressure to give up her baby for adoption. She becomes one of the few women to ever leave the Home with her baby. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780702237706
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