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Hopscotch: A Memoir
Hilary Fannin
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`Quite brilliant; beautifully, cleverly observed; funny, heart-breaking.' - Roddy Doyle Hilary is four, not yet five, and she has a mother and a father and an older brother and sisters. She even has a name at home - Billy - that is different from her written-down name. But now that she is in Low Babies in the local convent school, it seems Hilary has something else called responsibilities. The world is a changing place. Hilary's parents, themselves products of a country bathed in sanctifying grace, and presided over by leather-strapped Christian Brothers, wimpled nuns, and ... Read more
`Quite brilliant; beautifully, cleverly observed; funny, heart-breaking.' - Roddy Doyle Hilary is four, not yet five, and she has a mother and a father and an older brother and sisters. She even has a name at home - Billy - that is different from her written-down name. But now that she is in Low Babies in the local convent school, it seems Hilary has something else called responsibilities. The world is a changing place. Hilary's parents, themselves products of a country bathed in sanctifying grace, and presided over by leather-strapped Christian Brothers, wimpled nuns, and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
170g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784161132
SKU
V9781784161132
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About Hilary Fannin
Hilary Fannin is a playwright and columnist. Her plays, including Mackerel Sky, Doldrum Bay, Famished Castle and an adaptation of Racine's Phaedra, have been performed in Ireland, London, Europe and America. She was writer in association at the Abbey Theatre in its centenary year, 2004. She has also written extensively for radio, both for BBC and RTE. As a ... Read more
Reviews for Hopscotch: A Memoir
Quite brilliant; beautifully, cleverly observed; funny, heart-breaking.
Roddy Doyle Brilliantly written and absolutely hilarious. Hilary is an extraordinary writer and Hopscotch is destined to become a classic of the form.
Donal Ryan The best book I read last year. A heartbreaking story masterfully written.
Paul Howard Hilary Fannin carries the reader ... Read more
Roddy Doyle Brilliantly written and absolutely hilarious. Hilary is an extraordinary writer and Hopscotch is destined to become a classic of the form.
Donal Ryan The best book I read last year. A heartbreaking story masterfully written.
Paul Howard Hilary Fannin carries the reader ... Read more