{"product_id":"dont-wake-me-at-doyles-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Don't Wake Me at Doyles: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaura Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaura Murphy's memoir of life in Ireland and beyond resonates with the people, places, and struggles of an almost forgotten generation. Born chronically ugly and cross as a briar into a poor, rural homestead in 1920s Ireland, Maura faced adversity from birth. She grew up in the bogs of the Irish countryside and left school at fourteen for Dublin, working in service there until her marriage to a hard-working but hard-drinking womanizer. Poverty stricken and hoping to find a better life for her five young children, she left Ireland with her family for 1950s Birmingham, England. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut life doesn't always change when places do, and Maura's fear that she'd be waked at Doyles bar upon her death is funny but dead serious. Her voice is feisty and fearless, and she needed to be all those things to survive an extraordinary series of privations and abuses. And now, seventy-six and having survived her childhood, recovered from cancer, and left her marriage of fifty years, Maura has finally recorded the story of her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA fearlessly honest writer, Maura invites us into her world, through her destructive marriage, and the birth of her nine children, and toward a life-or-death choice that would change her forever. Told with biting wit, \u003ci\u003eDon't Wake Me at Doyles\u003c\/i\u003e is a personal story of one woman's endurance, and the remarkable memoir of an ordinary woman's extraordinary life.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Top-Ten \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller (UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Best Memoir\" written by and about the Irish, 2005---\u003ci\u003eThe Buffalo News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaura Murphy's memoir of life in Ireland and beyond resonates with the people, places, and struggles of an almost forgotten generation. Born \"chronically ugly and cross as a briar\" into a poor, rural homestead in 1920s Ireland, Maura faced adversity from birth. She grew up in the bogs of the Irish countryside and left school at fourteen for Dublin, working in service there until her marriage to a hard-working but hard-drinking womanizer. Poverty stricken and hoping to find a better life for her five young children, she left Ireland with her family for 1950s Birmingham, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut life doesn't always change when places do, and Maura's fear that she'd be \"waked\" at Doyles bar upon her death is funny but dead serious. Her voice is feisty and fearless, and she needed to be all those things to survive an extraordinary series of privations and abuses. And now, seventy-six and having survived her childhood, recovered from cancer, and left her marriage of fifty years, Maura has finally recorded the story of her life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fearlessly honest writer, Maura invites us into her world, through her destructive marriage, and the birth of her nine children, and toward a life-or-death choice that would change her forever. Told with biting wit, \u003ci\u003eDon't Wake Me at Doyles\u003c\/i\u003e is a personal story of one woman's endurance, and the remarkable memoir of an ordinary woman's extraordinary life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Murphy's skillful storytelling and optimistic spirit give even the grimmest moments of her difficult life story levity in this hopeful, spunky sister to \u003ci\u003eAngela's Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of the most gripping memoirs I have ever read. The dialogue is authentic and the pace is fast and engaging. Irish family members have been done to death, but I'll make an exception for this one.\"--\u003ci\u003eIrish Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Top-Ten \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller (UK)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBest Memoir written by and about the Irish, 2005---\u003ci\u003eThe Buffalo News\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaura Murphy's memoir of life in Ireland and beyond resonates with the people, places, and struggles of an almost forgotten generation. Born chronically ugly and cross as a briar into a poor, rural homestead in 1920s Ireland, Maura faced adversity from birth. She grew up in the bogs of the Irish countryside and left school at fourteen for Dublin, working in service there until her marriage to a hard-working but hard-drinking womanizer. Poverty stricken and hoping to find a better life for her five young children, she left Ireland with her family for 1950s Birmingham, England. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut life doesn't always change when places do, and Maura's fear that she'd be waked at Doyles bar upon her death is funny but dead serious. Her voice is feisty and fearless, and she needed to be all those things to survive an extraordinary series of privations and abuses. And now, seventy-six and having survived her childhood, recovered from cancer, and left her marriage of fifty years, Maura has finally recorded the story of her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA fearlessly honest writer, Maura invites us into her world, through her destructive marriage, and the birth of her nine children, and toward a life-or-death choice that would change her forever. Told with biting wit, \u003ci\u003eDon't Wake Me at Doyles\u003c\/i\u003e is a personal story of one woman's endurance, and the remarkable memoir of an ordinary woman's extraordinary life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMurphy's skillful storytelling and optimistic spirit give even the grimmest moments of her difficult life story levity in this hopeful, spunky sister to \u003ci\u003eAngela's Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e.--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the most gripping memoirs I have ever read. The dialogue is authentic and the pace is fast and engaging. Irish family members have been done to death, but I'll make an exception for this one.--\u003ci\u003eIrish Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaura Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Clongmore, Country Offaly, in 1928. She left Ballybryan National School when she was fourteen with no qualifications and even fewer prospects, working as a domestic servant in various houses in Dublin until she met and married John Murphy, a soldier stationed at Portobello Barracks. The couple moved to Birmingham, England, in 1959 where they reared nine children. Maura now lives in Birmingham, England, in the West Midlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762461114656,"sku":"9780312337926","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5f228a1a9612df349191f353035d58e5_ee206b15-7f4c-4c2f-9c34-3441c4a6e7e3.webp?v=1780221663","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dont-wake-me-at-doyles-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}