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It´s A Long Way From Penny Apples
Bill Cullen
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Description for It´s A Long Way From Penny Apples
Paperback. A very warm, funny, affectionate tale of growing up in Dublin in the 50s and 60s - a true-life rags to riches with all the appeal of a family saga. Num Pages: 480 pages, b&w photos integrated in text. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 196 x 32. Weight in Grams: 342. Clean copy
Born and bred in the tough inner city slums of Summerhill in Dublin, Bill Cullen was one of fourteen children. A street seller from the age of six, Bill left school at thirteen to make a living. Dublin in the '40s and '50s was a harsh place, rife with unemployment and poverty, but the Cullens were blessed with the qualities of determination, good humour and an abundance of love. The lessons Bill learnt from his grandmother stood him in good stead as he progressed from selling dolls and cinema tickets on street corners to a job in ... Read more
Born and bred in the tough inner city slums of Summerhill in Dublin, Bill Cullen was one of fourteen children. A street seller from the age of six, Bill left school at thirteen to make a living. Dublin in the '40s and '50s was a harsh place, rife with unemployment and poverty, but the Cullens were blessed with the qualities of determination, good humour and an abundance of love. The lessons Bill learnt from his grandmother stood him in good stead as he progressed from selling dolls and cinema tickets on street corners to a job in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340826539
SKU
KEX0245844
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Bill Cullen
Bill Cullen was born in Dublin in 1942 and grew up in the inner city slums of Dublin's Summerhill tenements. A street seller from the age of six, Bill left school at thirteen to make a living. In 1956 he got a job in a Dublin Ford car dealership and by 1964, as a twenty-two-year-old, he was appointed ... Read more
Reviews for It´s A Long Way From Penny Apples
one of the freshest voices in Irish writing for years Essex Magazine (Aug) This life-enhancing journey from poverty-stricken hardship to opulence is full of humour, resilience and generosity. A genuine feel-good read. Daily Express This is a racy portrait of Catholic community solidarity and a family that refused to be ground down by poverty. The Sunday Times a joy to ... Read more