Bloody Mary: My Story by Mary Coughlan
In this funny, moving and typically outspoken memoir, Ireland's best-loved jazz singer pulls no punches.Mary Coughlan was born in Galway City, Ireland. She was the eldest of five and endured a very erratic youth. As a teenager, she began drinking and taking drugs leading to a spell in hospital. After her leaving cert, she moved to London where she had a brief career as a street sweeper and she lived in a squat. A couple of years later, she returned to Ireland, married and had three children in quick succession by the age of twenty-four.
In 1985, Mary released her first album Tired and Emotional. Around this time, her marriage broke down and Mary took custody of her children. Her first album was a huge overnight success and she went from obscurity to being a household name in weeks, partly due to a memorable appearance on The Late Late Show, the first of many. She acted in Neil Jordan's High Spirits in 1988.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340993484 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340993480 |
| Title | Bloody Mary: My Story |
| Author | Mary Coughlan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hachette Books Ireland |
| Year published | 2010-05-06 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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