On a Clear Day by Anne Doughty

On a Clear Day by Anne Doughty

The enchanting story of a young girl growing up in 1950s Ireland Little Clare Richardson is just nine years old when her childhood is abruptly ended, with the death of both her parents. Though part of a large extended family of aunts, uncles and cousins - most living in and around Armagh - Clare feels herself bereft, and with the cares of the world on her shoulders. Her little brother William is a difficult child at best of times, and looking after him proves a full-time job. Taken in by kind Aunt Polly, to live in her cramped house in Belfast, Clare knows only that she wants to go back to live in the country. When her Grandma Scott dies, leaving her blacksmith grandfather alone, Clare seizes her opportunity, and returns to Salter's Grange to take care of him. At first tentative and awkward, the relationship between the old man and his granddaughter develops into a warm and loving bond that will sustain Clare through the years of her adolescence - as she grows into a lovely, intelligent young woman with the world at her feet.

Anne Doughty was born in Armagh, Northern Ireland. She is the author of A Few Late Flowers, Stranger in the Place, and Summer of the Hawthorn, which was longlisted for the Irish Times literary prize. After spending several years in London, she returned to Belfast in 1998 and began writing the first in the Hamiltons series of stand-alone novels.

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ISBN 13	9780727857507
ISBN 10	0727857509
Title	On a Clear Day
Author	Anne Doughty
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Canongate Books
Year published	2001-07-27
Number of pages	288
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