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Memories of a Catholic Girlhood
Memories of a Catholic Girlhood
Author: Mary McCarthy
Blending memories and family myths, Mary McCarthy takes us back to the twenties, when she was orphaned in a world of relations as colourful, potent and mysterious as the Catholic religion. There were her grandmothers: one was a blood-curdling Catholic who combined piousness and pugnacity; the other was Jewish and wore a veil to hide the disastro...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780099283454
ISBN-10: 009928345X
Publication Date: 3/2/2000
Pages: 208
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Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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An autobiography of McCarthy's early life after the death of her parents in 1918. Mary and her three brothers first live with a great-aunt and her cruel husband. After five years the children are rescued by a Protestant grandfather and Jewish grandmother. The book chronicles Mary's journey through childhood. Also eight pages of family photos.
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