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Here’s the Story: A Memoir

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The groundbreaking two-term President of Ireland tells the stories of her life

When a young Mary McAleese told a priest that she planned to become a lawyer, the priest dismissed the idea: she knew no one in the law, and she was female. The reality of what she went on to achieve - despite those obstacles, and despite a sectarian attack that forced her family to flee their home - is even more improbable.

In this luminous memoir, Mary McAleese traces that astonishing arc: from the tight streets of north Belfast, to a professorship in Dublin while still ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241986202
SKU
9780241986202
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About Mary McAleese
Mary McAleese was born in Belfast in 1951. In 1975 she was appointed Reid Professor of Law at Trinity College Dublin, and in 1987 she became Director of the Institute of Professional Legal Studies at Queen's University Belfast. She was elected President of Ireland in 1997, and re-elected unopposed in 2004. Since stepping down as President in 2011, she has ... Read more

Reviews for Here’s the Story: A Memoir
A fascinating story and well worth the read
Irish Times
Riveting ... A fiercely urgent reminder to the world - and the Government - that peace must never be sacrificed for politics
Telegraph
I was enthralled and absorbed by this memoir ... Riveting
Mary O'Rourke
Sunday Independent
Artful, entertaining and often enlightening - ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Here’s the Story: A Memoir


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