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Hailed by the critics as a masterpiece, Tatty is a devastating, yet hilarious, depiction of a troubled Dublin family told through the lively, charismatic voice of a little girl.
With brutal honesty, Tatty tells the story of her life with her beloved, feckless Dad, her tormented Mam, her five siblings and the booze that brings them down. This not just an entertaining tale, but also a heartbreaking account of a disturbed childhood that makes for compulsive reading.
With brutal honesty, Tatty tells the story of her life with her beloved, feckless Dad, her tormented Mam, her five siblings and the booze that brings them down. This not just an entertaining tale, but also a heartbreaking account of a disturbed childhood that makes for compulsive reading.
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"Christine Dwyer Hickey's marvellous novel is a wonderful achievement. She gets the very sense, smell and taste of a child's world so authentically correct." (Irish Examiner)
"Some of the finest writing of this century and the last." (Irish Independent)
"Dwyer Hickey's mastery of the child's voice is spectacular and her acute understanding of the mentality of children leads to some hilarious moments." (Sunday Tribune)
"Beautiful and heartbreaking." (Sunday Independent)
"Dwyer Hickey gives Tatty a fragile resilience. It makes for authentic fiction." (The Sunday Times)
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"Some of the finest writing of this century and the last." (Irish Independent)
"Dwyer Hickey's mastery of the child's voice is spectacular and her acute understanding of the mentality of children leads to some hilarious moments." (Sunday Tribune)
"Beautiful and heartbreaking." (Sunday Independent)
"Dwyer Hickey gives Tatty a fragile resilience. It makes for authentic fiction." (The Sunday Times)
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- PublisherVintage
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0099499355
- ISBN 13 9780099499350
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages224
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