Rathcormick - A Childhood Recalled

Informationen zum Autor Homan Potterton was born in 1946. A graduate of Trinity College! Dublin and of the University of Edinburgh! he was Director of the National Gallery of Ireland from 1980-88 and was editor of Irish Arts Review 1993- 2002. He is an honorary member of the Royal Hibernian Academy. He currently lives in rural France. Zusammenfassung Set in 1950s rural Ireland, Rathcormick is an engaging tale of a large and happy family: a stern and domineering Papa, a warm and practical Mama, their two daughters and six sons. For Homan, the youngest, life is a free-spirited awakening in a world of old-fashioned virtue and frugality. But no boyhood lasts forever, and an abrupt turn of events signals an end to the idyll. Rathcormick is an unforgettable memoir: funny, compelling and original. With an introduction by William Trevor and drawings by Jeremy Wiliams.

Product details

• Authors: Homan Potterton
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.04.2004
• EAN: 9780099461791
• ISBN: 978-0-09-946179-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious, 20th Century, Memoirs, Ireland, Family & relationships, c 1950 to c 1959, Relationships and families: advice and issues