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"Evelyn Doyle's first book - her account of her childhood, and of the historic legal battle her father fought to regain custody of his children. Now Green continues the story; it is every bit as compelling and touching as its predecessor." "For, in spite of their much publicised victory, times are hard and Evelyn returns to the same grinding poverty. When 'new mammy' Jessie's relationship with her father becomes strained, the twelve-year-old girl increasingly finds herself the brunt of their criticism and dissatisfaction. And matters don't improve when the family move to England to find work…
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3 editions- Paperback · English · 2004Orion mass market paperback · 208 pages · 9780752859132
- Hardcover · English · 2003Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) · 208 pages · 9780752857008
- Other · English · 2004Magna Large Print Books · 301 pages · 9780750522045
Runaway teenagersSocial conditionsPoor childrenChildhood and youthBiographyPoor familiesDublin (ireland)Ireland, social conditions






