by JohnBoyle (Author)
John Boyle was born and raised in Scotland, but he could never feel Scottish. His parents were poor immigrants from the west of Ireland, who came to Scotland to find work and eventually settled in Paisley. This memoir captures the poverty and rough humor of the Boyle family's life.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 05 Mar 2001
ISBN 10: 0385602316
ISBN 13: 9780385602310
Book Overview: In the tradition of Seamus Deane's Booker shortlisted READING IN THE DARK, a brilliant memoir about growing up Irish in Scotland.