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The third volume of memoirs from the bestselling author of Ma, He Sold Me for a Few Cigarettes
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In this latest instalment of Martha Long's real-life account of abuse, deprivation and cruelty at the hands of her mother's partner and the establishment, Martha is now 16 and her time at the convent school is up. In Ma, It's a Cold Aul Night an I'm Lookin for a Bed, she leads us through her first months of freedom.
With no home to go to, Martha leaves the convent carrying her suitcase and a burning ambition to shake off her impoverished past. Hungry to become a person who will blend in with the middle classes, Martha yearns to be accepted as someone who can be loved, respected, and one day have a home of her own where she will be safe. But this is 1960s Dublin, where poverty is rife and the Church works together with the Irish government to keep the poor and the ignorant in their place.
Martha first finds work as a home help with a loving, lively family, which leads her to a job in a shop, an Italian fish and chip café, then as a skivvy in a miserable household where she is reminded of the terror Jackser brought into her life. Chance meetings with brothers and old friends from the convent lift Martha's spirits, but soon she is back on the streets searching for work and a warm bed to call her own.
Martha is not often deterred when fate deals her a blow. 'Life is a bowl of cherries!' she reasons. But heartache awaits as people turn her away and predators lurk in the shadows.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The third installment of this amazing womens life. This book deals with Martha's life outside of the convent. A very entertaining read following some highs and some real low points in her first year or so of freedom. We are left wanting more - the end of the book whilst good is almost infuriating. Put it this way, if Martha doesn't write another book, and soon, I may have to hire a private detective, find out where she lives, kidnap her and make her tell me the rest of this amazing story!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I just love the way Martha tells her story, she is a brilliant writer, although it is very sad in parts, she has a great sense of humour that always shines through.
Life really is a bowel of cherries.
Please Martha if you read this, hurry up with your next book, cant wait to find out how she eventually gets herself of the streets, it has got to be one of the greatest sucess stories ever written, how anybody could pick themselves up from such a bad start in life is just unbelievable.
She is an inspiration to us all.
God Bless you Martha, you are my hero.
Life really is a bowel of cherries.
Please Martha if you read this, hurry up with your next book, cant wait to find out how she eventually gets herself of the streets, it has got to be one of the greatest sucess stories ever written, how anybody could pick themselves up from such a bad start in life is just unbelievable.
She is an inspiration to us all.
God Bless you Martha, you are my hero.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
this is yet another fantastic book by martha long, she is a natural story teller and i never get bored with the way that Martha writes, i wont spoil the book for those that havent read it but its a real cliff hanger to the point that your almost cross at the end!!
There has to be another book and anyone who has read the other two will love this one, for all the hardships she faces and conquers martha still manages to keep upbeat and make her story not a miserable one!! she really is a special lady and i pray the next book is out soon i want to know how she managed to overcome all the adversity in her life and become the success she is today
There has to be another book and anyone who has read the other two will love this one, for all the hardships she faces and conquers martha still manages to keep upbeat and make her story not a miserable one!! she really is a special lady and i pray the next book is out soon i want to know how she managed to overcome all the adversity in her life and become the success she is today
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Number 3 in the 'Ma' series
Book arrived really quick and just as well because i was dying to get started on it. This is a fantastic series of books by Martha Long. Read more
Published 14 days ago by Cathy
Good
Better than the previous sequel "Ma, I'm getting myself a new mammy" but again, the story is quite drawn out and could have been told in fewer chapters. Read more
Published 1 month ago by anon81
bargain prices - great service..
Quality of the book was excellent and the price two thirds cheaper than the shops..... delivered in great condition. I never thought you would get so much for so little!! Read more
Published 9 months ago by K. Girvan
Another compelling read!
Another compelling read. Martha Long is by far my best author, I always feel that Im there. Ive discussed this with friends who have read her books and some feel that too much... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Kayla
very happy
this book was bought by a friend using my account with Amazon. Friend was very happy with the condition of the book and at the delivery speed with which it arrivedpackaging was... Read more
Published 18 months ago by happy stitcher
Rubbish
A Load of rubbish, sorry takes way to long to move. Eight pages to just pick up a kid from school, Two entire chapters to get her to her new job. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mrs. S. T. Hayward
Streeeetched out!
So much banter that the story is entirely lost. If it hadn't been stretched out it might have been a good book. Instead, I found myself getting restless and bored. Read more
Published 22 months ago by John Donaldson
Martha Long
I love the way Martha tells her story, she is a brilliant writer, although it is very sad in parts, she has a great sense of humour that always shines through.
Published 23 months ago by Bernie
Ma its a cold aul night an im lookin for a bed
This is the third book in Martha Longs story of her difficult and trying childhood where it see's her leaving the convent and setting out on her own at sixteen, however, I feel she... Read more
Published on 15 May 2010 by Diane (Bookworm)
You definitely need to read Martha's previous 2 books first !
Martha's latest memoir picks up when, as a young teenager, Martha leaves the care of the cruel Irish religious system and becomes truly independent. Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2010 by S. M. Smith
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