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Tatty Christine Dwyer Hicks

Tatty By Christine Dwyer Hicks

Tatty by Christine Dwyer Hicks


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Summary

With the brutal clarity and touching honesty of a child, Tatty tells the story of her alcoholic family, painting a portrait of a disintegrating family, and the child lost within it. This tragic novel takes the reader on a journey into the mind of a small girl.

Tatty Summary

Tatty by Christine Dwyer Hicks

Hailed by the critics as a masterpiece, Tatty is a devastating, yet hilarious, depiction of a troubled Dublin family told through the lively, charismatic voice of a little girl.
With brutal honesty, Tatty tells the story of her life with her beloved, feckless Dad, her tormented Mam, her five siblings and the booze that brings them down. This not just an entertaining tale, but also a heartbreaking account of a disturbed childhood that makes for compulsive reading.

Tatty Reviews

Christine Dwyer Hickey's marvellous novel is a wonderful achievement. She gets the very sense, smell and taste of a child's world so authentically correct. * Irish Examiner *
Some of the finest writing of this century and the last. * Irish Independent *
Dwyer Hickey's mastery of the child's voice is spectacular and her acute understanding of the mentality of children leads to some hilarious moments. * Sunday Tribune *
Beautiful and heartbreaking. * Sunday Independent *
Dwyer Hickey gives Tatty a fragile resilience. It makes for authentic fiction. * The Sunday Times *

About Christine Dwyer Hicks

Christine Dwyer Hickey is an award-winning novelist and short-story writer. Twice winner of the Listowel Writers' Week Short Story Competition, she was also a prize winner in the prestigious Observer/Penguin Short-Story Competition. Her trilogy, The Dancer, The Gambler and The Gatemaker, has received wide critical acclaim, and The Dancer was shortlisted for the Listowel Writers' Week Book of the Year. Christine has also written a screenplay, adapted from her own short story, for the film No Better Man, starring Niall Toibin. She lives in Palmerstown with her family.

Additional information

GOR001790731
9780099499350
0099499355
Tatty by Christine Dwyer Hicks
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Vintage Publishing
2006-07-06
224
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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