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This Man´s Wee Boy
Tony Doherty
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Description for This Man´s Wee Boy
Paperback. A child's-eye memoir of growing up in Derry as the Troubles began from one of the key campaigners for acknowledgment of the 'Bloody Sunday' atrocity. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BM; HBTB; HRCC7; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 2. Weight in Grams: 260.
A uniquely-crafted memoir of the author's early childhood (1967-1972), the third oldest in a working-class Catholic family from the Brandywell in Derry. Written with the authentic voice of a child, this snapshot of his young life unfolds in a series of stories evoking the innocence of childhood, family dynamics and tensions, street friendships and characters, the onset of civil strife, and a family protecting itself from conflict, with CS gas coming in through the door and tracer bullets flying past the windows. The book centres on Tony's father, Patrick - a legend in his son's eyes and a man who ... Read more
A uniquely-crafted memoir of the author's early childhood (1967-1972), the third oldest in a working-class Catholic family from the Brandywell in Derry. Written with the authentic voice of a child, this snapshot of his young life unfolds in a series of stories evoking the innocence of childhood, family dynamics and tensions, street friendships and characters, the onset of civil strife, and a family protecting itself from conflict, with CS gas coming in through the door and tracer bullets flying past the windows. The book centres on Tony's father, Patrick - a legend in his son's eyes and a man who ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Cork, Ireland
ISBN
9781781174586
SKU
9781781174586
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About Tony Doherty
Tony Doherty was instrumental in setting up the Bloody Sunday Justice Campaign in 1992, which led in 2010 to the exoneration of his father and the others killed and wounded on Bloody Sunday, and to a public apology from the British Prime Minister in the House of Commons. He has worked extensively in community regeneration in Derry, is a member ... Read more
Reviews for This Man´s Wee Boy
In his pitch perfect new memoir [Doherty] has distilled his childhood memories to their rich essence. . . Reminds us that the suffering that came with the Troubles happened to real people.
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