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Back to Broady by Caroline van de Pol (Paperback, 2017)
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This paperback book, published by Ventura Press in 2017, delves into the author's experiences in an engaging 320-page narrative. Caroline van de Pol.
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Life in McIvor Street, Broadmeadows was unpredictable. Cally Egan grew up expecting and experiencing the best and worst of her 1960s Australian working-class community. So chaotic were the days and nights in her big Irish Catholic family that she often planned her escape. Perched on the cold terracotta roof of her Housing Commission home and smoking a crushed cigarette from the bottom of her mother's handbag, she would peer into the windows of the low-flying planes making their way to Melbourne's new Tullamarine Airport, and hear her father's voice and dream. 'I'll take you on one to Ireland one day', he promised her, often as a reward for helping when her mother was so unwell that she took to her bed, or disappeared to hospital for shock treatment. Back to Broady tells the compelling story of a young girl's fight throughdisadvantage, and the lifelong friendships that have helped her walk the fine line between survival and surrender. Incredibly moving and painfully honest, this exceptional memoir marries Angela's Ashes and Cloudstreet to paint a hilarious yet often harrowing portrait of one family, and their determination to survive.Product Identifiers
PublisherVentura Press
ISBN-139781925183832
eBay Product ID (ePID)13046457345
Product Key Features
Book TitleBack to Broady
AuthorCaroline Van De Pol
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height153mm
Item Width234mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorCaroline Van De Pol
Country/Region of ManufactureAustralia
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- 12 Aug, 2021
A story of courage, strength, and family love.
Memoirs can be interesting but often not well written. This one is compelling. I cared about Caroline and her family and it was well written. My heart was racing when her mother became seriously ill. There could have been more description of the environment throughout. Something to help us visualise - through sights, sounds, smells. Touch was there. I haven’t quite finished it, but I’m looking forward to the last five chapters. As the writer of a memoir myself, I know how much work has gone into this story that is sad but shows the courage and strength of Caroline.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
