The Laughter of Mothers Hardback - 2007

Hardback. Very Good.

Harvill Secker, 10/04/2007. 1st. Hardcover. Used; Good. **WE SHIP WITHIN 24 HRS FROM LONDON, UK, 98% OF OUR ORDERS ARE RECEIVED WITHIN 7-10 DAYS. We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

Penguin Random House. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

London: Harvill Secker, 2007. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Type: Book (POETRY)

Penguin Random House. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

The Laughter of Mothers by Paul Durcan (Harvill Secker, second printing 2007). Hardback in dustwrapper. pp [12], 131. Size: 8 x 5.25 inches approx. (203mm x 135mm). A lovely, clean copy in near new condition. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

Penguin Random House, 2007. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Harvill Secker, London, 2007. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. Thank you, O golden mother, / For giving me a life," says Paul Durcan in this brilliant new collection, a poignant tribute to "the first woman I ever knew". Sheila MacBride came from a political family - her uncle John MacBride was executed in 1916 for his part in the Easter Uprising - but when Sheila married into the "black, red-roaring, fighting Durcans of Mayo" she was obliged to give up a promising legal career. These poems commemorate his mother as Paul Durcan remembers her - playing golf, reading Tolstoy, and initiating him in the magic of the cinema. He recalls her compassion and loyalty when he was committed to a mental hospital in adolescence and how she endured the ordeal of her old age. Durcan also muses upon the beauty of Greek women and questions our need for newspapers and the new religion of golf. He is beguiled by a beggar woman, enraged by a young man picking his nose on the… Leer más

London: Harvill Secker (2007.) 1st edition. Signed by Durcan on the title page. A poignant tribute by the Irish poet to the memory of his mother, Sheila MacBride. The 65 poems reflect on his mother, family, contemporary life, Ireland, etc. 8vo clothbound hardcover.131 pp. Fine in dust jacket with clear archival cover. Clean and securely bound.

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