Galloway Street: Growing Up Irish in Scotland
John Boyle was born and raised in Scotland, but he could never feel Scottish. His parents were poor immigrants from the west of Ireland, who came to Scotland to find work and eventually settled in... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0552999148
ISBN13:9780552999144
Release Date:February 2002
Publisher:Black Swan Books, Limited
Length:248 Pages
Weight:0.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.0" x 7.6"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Great reading
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I couldn't put this book down once I started it. All of the hardships and biases are again shown though the eyes of an adult remembering a troubled childhood. Being "different" and never "fitting in" were fealings reinforced by the parents of this child who kept bitter thoughts alive daily.
Scotish Angela's Ashes
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
The Scottish Version of Angel'a Ashes, set in Paisley instead of Limerick, but the same view of growing up in a poor family through the eyes of a young boy. Down to earth , but still funny.
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