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The Far Side of the Lough: Stories from an Irish Childhood
Polly Devlin
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hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
This collection of fictional short stories by Polly Devlin, are based on her own childhood in Ardboe, in Northern Ireland. The narrator is a little girl whose mother has died and who is being looked after by a strong, plain-speaking country woman called Mary Ellen Martin. Mary-Ellen's father was a fisherman on the Lough and their lives were simple. She tells her small charge about the characters who made up the little community: Old Forbie, Jem the Bridge, Barney Dugh, Mickel Heron. Hers are the stories of a child's world, where places seem bigger than they really are and events ... Read more
This collection of fictional short stories by Polly Devlin, are based on her own childhood in Ardboe, in Northern Ireland. The narrator is a little girl whose mother has died and who is being looked after by a strong, plain-speaking country woman called Mary Ellen Martin. Mary-Ellen's father was a fisherman on the Lough and their lives were simple. She tells her small charge about the characters who made up the little community: Old Forbie, Jem the Bridge, Barney Dugh, Mickel Heron. Hers are the stories of a child's world, where places seem bigger than they really are and events ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Victor Gollancz London
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780575032446
SKU
KMK0022672
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
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