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      Ma, I’m Gettin Meself a New Mammy

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      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 that she is to be sent to a convent school. Her initial relief at escaping the abuse and neglect she suffered a...

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      Product ID:9781845964498
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Ma, I'm Gettin Meself a New Mammy
      Authors:Author: Martha Long
      Page Count:336
      Subjects:Autobiography: general, Autobiography: general, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, Child welfare and youth services, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, Child welfare, Ireland
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      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 that she is to be sent to a convent school. Her initial relief at escaping the abuse and neglect she suffered at home is, however, short-lived. This is her memoir.

      Aged thirteen, Martha is rescued by the courts from the clutches of her evil stepfather, Jackser, and her feckless mother, Sally. After numerous arrests for shoplifting, a judge rules that she is to be sent to a convent school with the instruction that she is to get an education.

      Her initial relief at escaping the abuse and neglect she suffered at home is, however, short-lived, as she soon realises that there are many forms of cruelty in this life. As she says, ''You can have a full belly, but your heart can be very empty.'' Ostracised by the other children for being a ''street kid'' and put to back-breaking work by the nuns, she leads a lonely existence, her only joy coming from the books she devours and her mischievous sense of humour.

      Desperate for love and a little place where she feels she belongs, despite all that she has suffered Martha retains her compassion for others and still continues to hope for a brighter future when she will be free to make her own way in life.


      Imprint Name:Mainstream Publishing
      Publisher Name:Transworld Publishers Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2009-05-07

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      Weight242 g
      Dimensions196 × 131 × 21 mm