I Will Be Good
The Memoir of a Woman Before Her Time
$37.26
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
8 July 2024
Summary
‘One of the best Dublin memoirs I’ve ever read’ Donal Fallon
Peig McManus was born into the last of Dublin’s tenements before moving to one of Ireland’s first social housing estates in Cabra. Her father believed that children should earn their keep and learn to face reality as soon as possible. While that reality was poverty, class prejudice and strict Catholicism, at the heart of Peig’s earliest memories are music, hoolies and the bonds of family and community.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399715867 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399715860 |
| Author: | Peig McManus |
| Publisher: | Hachette Books Ireland |
| Imprint: | Hachette Books Ireland |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 8 July 2024 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 24mm |
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About The Author
Peig McManus
Peig McManus was born in 1939 and grew up in one of the last of Dublin’s tenements, under the shadow of the Second World War.
She learned early about social barriers and, from a young age, set about a path of community activism and educational reform.
Peig trained as a therapist and worked for many national organisations. She worked in radio and television for many years, and pursued studies and practice in homeopathy and meditation.
Now in her eighties, the mother of five recounts her journey to becoming herself in her unforgettable memoir I Will Be Good.
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