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A heart-rending memoir of a deprived childhood in 1950s and '60s Dublin that will both horrify and inspire
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Martha Long was born in Dublin in the early 1950s and still lives there today. She calls herself a ‘middle-aged matron’ and has successfully reared three children.
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"Stands head and shoulders above everything else in the category . . . a remarkable personal and literary achievement for the author and an unforgettable experience for the reader" * Irish Independent * "[Long's] story is unique in its rawness and its honesty. Entirely self-educated, she narrates her own life in a way which is both riveting and moving" * Greenock Telegraph * "Without question the most harrowing tale I have ever read. Even Charles Dickens, whom we appreciate for being the voice of so many abused children, is left in the dust" -- Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple
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- PublisherMainstream
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 184596313X
- ISBN 13 9781845963132
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages480
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