[This Man's Wee Boy 01] • This Man's Wee Boy
- Authors
- Doherty, Tony
- Publisher
- Mercier Press
- Tags
- biography
- ISBN
- 9781781174586
- Date
- 2016-11-28T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.42 MB
- Lang
- en
A uniquely crafted memoir of the author's early childhood (1967-1972) as the third oldest in a working-class Catholic family in Derry, Ireland. Written with the authentic voice of a child, this snapshot of his young life portrays a family protecting itself from conflict, with CS gas coming in through the door and tracer bullets flying past the windows. Described as a treasure', the book draws the reader into a child's world, his innocent view of the harsh reality of life and the horrifying events unfolding around him. The book is both humorous and moving as it paints a picture of a lost world of children running wild in play, unsupervised or worried over by adults.