Martha Long Forfatter
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Ma, I'm Gettin Meself a New Mammy (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Aged 13, Martha Long is rescued by the courts from the clutches of her evil stepfather and her feckless mother. After numerous arrests for shoplifting, a judge rules... Læs mere
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Run, Lily, Run (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This is a terrifying prospect in 1950s Dublin, where it is likely that the girls will end up in one of Ireland’s notorious Magdalen laundries – a fate they are determined to escape. When... Læs mere
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Ma, It's a Cold Aul Night an I'm Lookin for a Bed (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
In this latest instalment of Martha Long's real-life account of abuse, deprivation and cruelty at the hands of her mother's partner and the establishment, Martha is now 16 and her time at the convent school is up.
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Ma, He Sold Me for a Few Cigarettes (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
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.
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Ma, Now I'm Goin Up in the World (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
At 16, Martha collapses on the streets, suffering from starvation and exposure. She has reached rock bottom, but after Martha is taken to hospital, Lady Luck smiles... Læs mere
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Ma, Jackser's Dyin Alone (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
On hearing that Jackser, her childhood abuser, is seriously ill, Martha is elated, thinking that finally she will be able to watch him suffer.
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Ma, I've Got Meself Locked Up in the Mad House (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Martha returns and when she comes face to face with the evil, psychotic Jackser, she can no longer suppress the nightmares of her childhood. A suicide attempt sees her admitted to the 'mad house', where a hunger strike takes her even nearer to death.
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Ma, I've Reached for the Moon an I'm Hittin the Stars (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
After a failed suicide attempt and recovery in the mad house, Martha is heading for France to be reunited with the one true love of her life.... Læs mere
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