Ma, He Sold Me for a Few Cigarettes

Ma, He Sold Me for a Few Cigarettes
Author :
Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 482
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781845963132
ISBN-13 : 184596313X
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)
DOWNLOAD EBOOK
Book Synopsis Ma, He Sold Me for a Few Cigarettes by : Martha Long

Download or read book Ma, He Sold Me for a Few Cigarettes written by Martha Long and published by Random House. This book was released on 2008 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born a bastard to a teenage mother in the slums of 1950's Dublin, Martha grew up in squalid, freezing tenements, clothed in rags and forced to beg for food. Here she tells the story of her early life and recreates a lost era in which the shadow of the Catholic Church loomed large and if you didn't work, you didn't eat.


Ma, He Sold Me for a Few Cigarettes Related Books

Ma, He Sold Me for a Few Cigarettes
Language: en
Pages: 482

Ma, He Sold Me for a Few Cigarettes

Authors: Martha Long
Categories: Abused children
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: Random House

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Born a bastard to a teenage mother in the slums of 1950's Dublin, Martha grew up in squalid, freezing tenements, clothed in rags and forced to beg for food. Her
Ma, Now I'm Goin Up in the World
Language: en
Pages: 534

Ma, Now I'm Goin Up in the World

Authors: Martha Long
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-05-16 - Publisher: Seven Stories Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Sixteen-year-old Martha's luck is finally changing. Taken in by a kind young priest, Father Ralph Fitzgerald, and his wealthy mother, she gets a taste of "how t
Ma, It's a Cold Aul Night an I'm Lookin for a Bed
Language: en
Pages: 404

Ma, It's a Cold Aul Night an I'm Lookin for a Bed

Authors: Martha Long
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-04-14 - Publisher: Seven Stories Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The next installment of the Ma books—all bestsellers in Ireland and the UK—brings readers on the journey of Martha's first months of freedom in Dublin after
Run, Lily, Run
Language: en
Pages: 322

Run, Lily, Run

Authors: Martha Long
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-10-23 - Publisher: Random House

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Lilly and Ceily Carney are only seven and twelve when their mother is cruelly taken from them, leaving them at the mercy of the Church and the authorities. This
Ma, I've Got Meself Locked Up in the Mad House
Language: en
Pages: 0

Ma, I've Got Meself Locked Up in the Mad House

Authors: Martha Long
Categories: Dublin (Ireland)
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011 - Publisher: Mainstream Publishing Company

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Martha is now in her thirties. Her daughter has left home and she is lonely and vulnerable. The hard knocks have taken their toll on her health, and as she look