Eighty Not Out by Elizabeth Mccullough
A memoir of alcoholism, family, Ireland, Tanzania, Ghana and a life fully lived.a fascinating read
written with flair, honesty and self-deprecation
Ulsterwoman, octogenarian and recovering alcoholic Elizabeth McCullough can now proudly call herself a writerOpen up this unsparing autobiography of a life spent mostly in Africa and the smell of that vast dusty continent comes fresh from the page.
-- Brian Jackman
Think Diana Athill, Sheila Hancock, Lynne Barber, Karen Blixen, add a stiff shot of vodka and shake well. Elizabeth McCullough was born in Derry in 1928 and grew up on the outskirts of Belfast. She ran the photographic department of Queen's University Belfast for five years, before leaving Northern Ireland in 1960 to join her husband-to-be – a parasitologist with the World Health Organisation – in Africa, where they lived for the next fifteen years. She is the author of a number of books including A Square Peg: An Ulster Childhood and Late Developer: A Greenhorn in Ghana 1960–65. She now lives in North Berwick, Scotland.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780856408878 |
| ISBN 10 | 0856408875 |
| Title | Eighty Not Out |
| Author | Elizabeth Mccullough |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Colourpoint Creative Ltd |
| Year published | 2012-06-06 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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