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Beschreibung
Louise's tragicomic memoir is set in Belfast at the start of the Troubles, but the madness in the streets is just a backdrop to the chaos she's experiencing at home. When we meet her in 1969, she's living with her seven younger brothers, a live in teenage 'mother's helper', her chauvinistic 'fixer' father and her deeply religious, golf mad mother. Louise explores with humour, the unique challenge of trying to experience a semi normal teenage life when the IRA (and her mother. ) are doing their absolute best to scupper her plans. The complicated nuances of identity in Northern Ireland are illustrated by Louise's close relationship with her maternal grandmother, who once a proud Ulster Protestant is now happily ensconced in an IRA stronghold. Louise dreams of emigrating to California (or anywhere with a bit of sunshine), where she'll become a celebrity hairdresser, and no-one will ask what school she went to. But things don't quite work out like that, and Louise unexpectedly finds herself training to be a teacher. Then, just as things are looking particularly grim, along comes what seems like the perfect opportunity to escape.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Louise Ruane
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2025
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 304