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Ma, I'm Gettin Meself a New Mammy by Martha Long
$35.00 AUD
Category: Biographies
Aged thirteen, Martha is rescued by the courts from the clutches of her evil stepfather, Jackser, and her feckless mother, Sally. After numerous arrests for shoplifting, a judge rules that she is to be sent to a convent school with the instruction that she is to get an education. Her initial relief at e ...Show more
Ma, I've Got Meself Locked Up in the Mad House by Martha Long
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Category: Biographies
Martha is now in her thirties. Her daughter has left home and she is lonely and vulnerable. The hard knocks have taken their toll on her health, and as she looks into the years still lying ahead of her, she shakes her head, feeling she hasn't the heart or the strength to go on. As she teeters on the bri ...Show more
Ma, it's a Cold Aul Night an I'm Lookin for a Bed by Martha Long
$19.99 AUD
Category: Biographies | Reading Level: very good
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 mon ...Show more
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