A Star Called Henry by Roddy Doyle

A Star Called Henry by Roddy DoyleBorn in the Dublin slums of 1901, his father a one legged whorehouse bouncer and settler of scores, Henry Smart has to grow up fast. By the time he can walk he's out robbing and begging, often cold and always hungry, but a prince of the streets. By Easter Monday, 1916, he's fourteen years old and already six foot two, a soldier in the Irish Citizen Army. A year later he's ready to die for Ireland again, a rebel, a Fenian and a killer. With his

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and her grown-up daughter is faced with the task of caring for a mother who never seemed to care for her

resilience and the solace that friendship can provide

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