In Ordinary Time - Fragments of a Family History (Hardcover)

In 1993, aged twenty, Carmel Mc Mahon left Ireland for New York, carrying $500, two suitcases and a ton of unseen baggage. It took years, and a bitter struggle with alcohol addiction, to unpick the intricate traumas of her past and present. Candid yet lyrical, In Ordinary Time mines the ways that trauma reverberates through time and through individual lives, drawing connections to the events and rhythms of Ireland's long Celtic, early Christian and Catholic history. From tragically lost siblings to the broader social scars of the Famine and the Magdalene Laundries, Mc Mahon sketches the evolution of a consciousness from her conservative 1970s upbringing to 1990s New York, and back to the much-changed Ireland of today.

General

Imprint:	Duckworth
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2023
Authors:	Carmel Mc Mahon
Dimensions:	216 x 135 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-7156-5447-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours > Family history Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Illness & addiction: social aspects > Drug addiction & substance abuse Books > History > History of specific subjects > Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours > Family history Books > Biography > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church > General Books > Christianity > Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church
LSN:	0-7156-5447-0
Barcode:	9780715654477

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