Miles Apart: As I Remember My Irish Childhood... from There to HereVantage Press, Inc, 2007 - 163 pagine Cagney describes an immigrant's experience of longing for home and the need to continue to touch base with that place. Her book not only tells the story of one woman's life, but also pays homage to a beloved homeland and a way of life that is slowly being lost. |
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One The Early Years | 1 |
Two Schoolmaster Days | 30 |
Three Life on the Farm | 43 |
Four Growing Up | 66 |
The Boss | 88 |
Six The Station | 103 |
Seven Teenage Years | 117 |
Eight Coming to America | 138 |
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