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Deborah Orr - Motherwell - A Girlhood (Book)
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Synopsis
Sunday Times Bestseller & Radio 4 Book of The Week.
Just shy of 18, Deborah Orr left Motherwell - the town she both loved and hated - to go to university. It was a decision her mother Win railed against from the moment the idea was raised.
Win had very little agency in the world, every choice was determined by the men in her life. And strangely, she wanted the same for her daughter. Attending university wasn't for the likes of the Orr family. Worse still, it would mean leaving Win behind - and Win wanted Deborah with her at all times, rather like she wanted her arm with her at all times.
But while she managed to escape, Deborah's severing from her family was only superficial. She continued to travel back to Motherwell, fantasizing about the day that Win might come to accept her as good enough.
Though of course it was never meant to be.
Motherwell is a sharp, unflinching and often humorous memoir about the long shadow that can be cast when the core relationship in your life compromises every effort you make to become an individual. It is about what we inherit - the good and the very bad - and how a deeper understanding of the place and people you have come from can bring you towards redemption.
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- New Paperback
- Format : Standard New Paperback
- Condition : New
- Category : Non-Fiction - Autobiography & Biography
- Published : 2020 (Weidenfeld & Nicolson)
- ISBN : 9781474611466
- SKU : B002488-1
- PPC : SP300gm
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- 2nd Hand Hardback
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Hardback with Dust Jacket
- Condition : As New
- Category : Non-Fiction - Autobiography & Biography
- Published : 2020 (Weidenfeld & Nicolson - 1st Edition, 6th Printing)
- ISBN : 9781474611459
- SKU : B002488-2
- PPC : SP500gm
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External Reviews
'Motherwell is an object lesson in memoir' - The Telegraph.
'Utterly unflinching and staggeringly good, both as the history of a woman and the history of a place' - India Knight.
'A fierce and tender reckoning: personal, political, and blazing with truth' - Melissa Harrison.
'A masterpiece' - Andrew O'Hagan, Guardian.
'Completely amazing' - Lucy Mangan, Stylist.
'A modern classic' - Daily Mail.
'Razor-sharp, fearless & wonderful' - Adam Kay.