The English Daughter

Maggie Wadey

ISBN 10: 1910985139 / ISBN 13: 9781910985137

Published by Sandstone Press Ltd, 2016

About this Item

Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. The book is perfectly readable and fit for use, although it shows signs of previous ownership. The spine is likely creased and the cover scuffed or slightly torn. Textbooks will typically have an amount of underlining and/or highlighting, as well as notes. If this book is over 5 years old, then please expect the pages to be yellowing or to have age spots. Seller Inventory # CHL9961660

Bibliographic Details

Title: The English Daughter

Publisher: Sandstone Press Ltd

Publication Date: 2016

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used; Acceptable

About this title

Synopsis:

As a child, writer Maggie Wadey was aware her mother was different from her father and his family, and that the difference was do with her Irishness, but she knew nothing of her Tipperary background. Then, before she died, Agnes Kavanagh began to talk about the past. Gradually, Maggie began to piece together her mother's early life. But it was only after Agnes's death that she discovered another story a life and a secret hidden in layers of silence.

Review:

A luminous act of love and memory. --Marina Warner

So perceptively drawn we are taken immediately into the vivid reality of their lives. --Edward Fox

A historical memoir that unfolds like a mystery - personal, universal and beautifully told. --Sadie Jones