Ma, now I'm goin up in the world

Long, Martha

Notes
At 16, Martha collapses on the streets, suffering from starvation and exposure. Before long, Martha is on the way to leading a normal life. She falls in love with a priest who will never break his vows.
Additional Notes
forbidden love, abuse, starvation, Dublin, poverty
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Physical Description: 1 v, 20 cm
MARC Import date: CHRISTCHURCH
MARC Record: CHRISTCHURCH
Location edition Bar Code due date
Library R25814
Dewey:92 LON
ISBN:9781845967031
pub:2011
Subjects
Starvation
Forbidden love
Long, Martha - Childhood and youth
Teenage girls - Ireland - Dublin
Poor teenagers - Ireland - Dublin
Dublin (Ireland) - Social conditions - 20th century
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