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MA, I'M GETTIN MESELF A NEW MAMMY
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| By: |
Martha Long |
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Paperback |
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£9.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1845964047 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781845964047 |
| Publisher: |
MAINSTREAM PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
18 September, 2008 |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Description: |
Ostracised by the other children for being a 'street kid' and put to back-breaking work by the nuns, Martha, aged thirteen,leads a lonely existence. Despite all that she has suffered Martha retains her compassion for others and continues to hope for a brighter future when she will be free to make her own way in life. |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
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UK |
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Mainstream Publishing |
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Returnable |
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