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Ma, He Sold Me for a Few Cigarettes

by Martha Long
RM44.31 MYR RM31.01 MYR 30% off
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Unflinching memoir of a childhood stolen.

This is a harrowing but ultimately uplifting account of overcoming adversity. Martha Long writes honestly and with great courage about her difficult upbringing and the many challenges she faced growing up in poverty and neglect. Despite the darkness of the subject matter, the book is ultimately a testament to the indomitability of the human spirit. Readers who want to gain insight into the lives of those who have struggled against overwhelming odds will find this a compelling and unforgettable read.

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Ma, He Sold Me for a Few Cigarettes

by Martha Long
RM44.31 MYR RM31.01 MYR 30% off
ISBN: 9781845965433
Authors: Martha Long
Date of Publication: 2007-09-06
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Biography, Autobiography, Biography Memoir, Memoir
Goodreads rating: 4.21
(rated by 2279 readers)

Description

Born a bastard to a teenage mother in the slums of 1950s Dublin, Martha has to be a fighter from the very start. As her mother moves from man to man, and more children follow, they live hand-to-mouth in squalid, freezing tenements, clothed in rags and forced to beg for food. But just when it seems things can't get any worse, her mother meets Jackser. Despite her trials, Martha is a child with an irrepressible spirit and a wit beyond her years. She tells the story of her early life without an ounce of self-pity and manages to recreate a lost era in which the shadow of the Catholic Church loomed large and if you didn't work, you didn't eat. Martha never stops believing she is worth more than the hand she has been dealt, and her remarkable voice will remain with you long after you've finished the last line.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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Unflinching memoir of a childhood stolen.

This is a harrowing but ultimately uplifting account of overcoming adversity. Martha Long writes honestly and with great courage about her difficult upbringing and the many challenges she faced growing up in poverty and neglect. Despite the darkness of the subject matter, the book is ultimately a testament to the indomitability of the human spirit. Readers who want to gain insight into the lives of those who have struggled against overwhelming odds will find this a compelling and unforgettable read.