ISBN: 9798901744895 - o'leary house: a sow's ear and a silk purse (9 Ergebnisse)

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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. We are packing up and moving on. Two adulls. Seven children. And one mangy parakeet. It is the late summer of 1954, and we are on our way. We are going down in the world.When Maureen Ellen O'Leary finally breaks the silence surrounding her family's years in The Place That Shall Not Be Named, she finds more than the shame she carried for decades. Treasure, she discovers, sat alongside the skeletons in the family closet.O'Leary House: A Sow's Ear and a Silk Purse returns to public housing in Massachusetts in the mid-1950s and early '60s. In the crowded rooms and lively courtyards of Huron Place, trouble and worry were part of daily life, but so were exuberance, playmates galore, music, mischief, and fun. In energetic, graceful prose, O'Leary tells not only her own family's story, but the stories of the neighbors who helped make her childhood unforgettable.Tender, funny, and clear-eyed, this memoir reveals that life in "the projects" was both a sow's ear and a silk purse, a place of hardship, connection, and stories well worth telling. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. We are packing up and moving on. Two adulls. Seven children. And one mangy parakeet. It is the late summer of 1954, and we are on our way. We are going down in the world.When Maureen Ellen O'Leary finally breaks the silence surrounding her family's years in The Place That Shall Not Be Named, she finds more than the shame she carried for decades. Treasure, she discovers, sat alongside the skeletons in the family closet.O'Leary House: A Sow's Ear and a Silk Purse returns to public housing in Massachusetts in the mid-1950s and early '60s. In the crowded rooms and lively courtyards of Huron Place, trouble and worry were part of daily life, but so were exuberance, playmates galore, music, mischief, and fun. In energetic, graceful prose, O'Leary tells not only her own family's story, but the stories of the neighbors who helped make her childhood unforgettable.Tender, funny, and clear-eyed, this memoir reveals that life in "the projects" was both a sow's ear and a silk purse, a place of hardship, connection, and stories well worth telling. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. We are packing up and moving on. Two adulls. Seven children. And one mangy parakeet. It is the late summer of 1954, and we are on our way. We are going down in the world.When Maureen Ellen O'Leary finally breaks the silence surrounding her family's years in The Place That Shall Not Be Named, she finds more than the shame she carried for decades. Treasure, she discovers, sat alongside the skeletons in the family closet.O'Leary House: A Sow's Ear and a Silk Purse returns to public housing in Massachusetts in the mid-1950s and early '60s. In the crowded rooms and lively courtyards of Huron Place, trouble and worry were part of daily life, but so were exuberance, playmates galore, music, mischief, and fun. In energetic, graceful prose, O'Leary tells not only her own family's story, but the stories of the neighbors who helped make her childhood unforgettable.Tender, funny, and clear-eyed, this memoir reveals that life in "the projects" was both a sow's ear and a silk purse, a place of hardship, connection, and stories well worth telling. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. O'Leary House | A Sow's Ear and A Silk Purse | Maureen Ellen O'Leary | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2026 | Atmosphere Press | EAN 9798901744895 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…