My Mother Wore a Yellow Dress: Memories of an Irish Childhood

by Christina McKenna

Book Overview

"I learned about conflict from my parents." So begins Christina McKenna's haunting memoir of her lonely early life. Recounting scenes from her childhood in Ulster, she paints a memorable and poignant picture of violence and oppression with her uncaring father and protective mother, whose retaliation to her husband's penny-pinching came in the form of a secret yellow dress. Her formative years and her foray into the world, which begin with the daily...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1499735308
• ISBN13: 9781499735307
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Createspace
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"