The Speckled People
by: Hugo Hamilton
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Product Details
Category - Non Fiction / Biography & Autobiography
Format - Paperback
Condition - New
Listed - 6 months ago
Views - 8
Wishes - 1
Ships From - Maryland
Est. Publication Date - Apr 2004
Seller Description
A deeply moving and critically acclaimed memoir about a young boy growing up in 1950’s Dublin with a German mother and fiercely republican Irish father. A New York Times Notable Book “A terrific achievement, thoughtful and compelling, smart and original, beautifully written.” —Nick Hornby “Astonishing. . . a landmark in Irish nonfiction. . . a masterpiece.” — Washington Post
Overview
The Speckled People: A Memoir of a Half-Irish Childhood
ISBN: 9780007156634
Publisher Description
The childhood world of Hugo Hamilton is a confused place: His father, a brutal Irish nationalist, demands his children speak Gaelic at home whilst his mother, a softly spoken German emigrant who escap...
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