by EvelynDoyle (Author)
Desmond Doyle, 29, a painter and decorator, is married with six children and living in the infamous Fatima Mansions in Dublin in 1953. One day he comes home to find his wife has left him. He decides to go to England to find work and is advised to put his children into the state Industrial Schools system for a short time until he returns. When he returns he is told, to his horror, that the children have been consigned to the state until they are 16. This is the story of how Desmond Doyle fought the Irish legal system to change the law and win back his family. Told through the eyes of Evelyn, Desmond's nine-year-old daughter, this is a heartrending true story beautifully told.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: New
Publisher: Gollancz
Published: 06 Mar 2003
ISBN 10: 0752842862
ISBN 13: 9780752842868
Book Overview: A new edition to tie-in with a major movie based on the book Starring Pierce Brosnan, Alan Bates, Stephen Rea and Aidan Quinn. Directed by Bruce Bereford (Double Jeopardy) Movie to be released in the UK in March 2003 An incredibly moving and powerful true story This wonderfully poignant memoir recollects the sadness of a neglected child, mixed with optimism, sibling love and the unexpected kindnesses Evelyn encountered EVELYN went straight in to the top ten of the SUNDAY TIMES bestseller list on hardback publication Beautifully written, for all those who enjoyed ANGELA'S ASHES and A CHILD CALLED IT Evocative Irish setting gives strong regional appeal 'This is a book that should be saved until you have time to read it in one long stretch, because once little Evelyn Doyle has taken you by the hand and into her childhood world, you will not want to let the lovable little rip go' SCOTSMAN 'It is a heart-rending story, vividly told' DAILY MAIL Evelyn Doyle's second book, NOTHING GREEN, is to be published in Orion trade in August 2003
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