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Ma, He Sold Me for a Few Cigarettes by Martha Long (Paperback, 2007)
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Then I heard the most beautiful music, an suddenly I was outa me body an flyin. An I wanted te cry inside meself. I wasn t dead any more, I was lifted away, far away. I can do anythin. I can be somebody, I can be beautiful, I can be gentle, I can be rich, I can smell good. The world is waitin fer me. I can be what I want. Then it ended. An I was back in the room. I opened me eyes slowly an took in everythin aroun me. One day I ll be able te stop this. Nobody will keep me down. I ll work hard, an I ll be at the top, cos I don t want anyone lookin down on me.' 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,Product Identifiers
PublisherTransWorld LTD
ISBN-139781845962791
eBay Product ID (ePID)86628554
Product Key Features
Book TitleMa, He Sold Me for a Few Cigarettes
AuthorMartha Long
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2007
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages480 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height234mm
Item Width156mm
Item Weight624g
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Title_AuthorMartha Long
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 21 Feb, 2018
Where do I start
A harrowing true story of a young child and her siblings who face abuse in all forms. This is a good book but the content is truely upsetting and shocking. Not for the feignt hearted.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 Feb, 2021
Perfect
A very good readVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
