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Ma, I'm Gettin Meself a New Mammy (Paperback)
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Ma, I'm Gettin Meself a New Mammy (Paperback)
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List price R356
Loot Price R289
Discovery Miles 2 890
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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 escaping the abuse and neglect she
suffered at home is, however, short-lived, as she soon realises
that there are many forms of cruelty in this life. As she says,
'You can have a full belly, but your heart can be very empty.'
Ostracised by the other children for being a 'street kid' and put
to back-breaking work by the nuns, she leads a lonely existence,
her only joy coming from the books she devours and her mischievous
sense of humour. Desperate for love and a little place where she
feels she belongs, despite all that she has suffered Martha retains
her compassion for others and still continues to hope for a
brighter future when she will be free to make her own way in life.
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