Araby

by Gretta Mulrooney

A funny and intensely moving portrait of childhood, death and a man's relationship with his larger-than-life mother.

This poignant, witty, warm-hearted yet unsentimental novel charts the turbulent relationship of a mother and son.

As a young boy, Rory Keenan finds his mother bewilderingly and embarrassingly eccentric as his childhood is punctuated by hilarious, cringe-making episodes caused entirely by her unpredictable behaviour...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0006551017
• ISBN13: 9780006551010
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Flamingo
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

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Picked it off my friends bookshelf at a party and ended up begging to take it home. Everyday life with depth and thought.