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In 1952, after a family breakdown in Ireland, a boy and his father arrive in Liverpool determined to follow their dreams. The boy fails miserably at school but finds a way to freedom through his running ability. He goes on to win national and international races, proving to himself and those back home in Ireland that he can amount to something. Eddie Forde's entertaining and engaging memoir paints a vivid picture of a family's struggle to survive constant moves around the city and his father's impossible schemes to make their fortune.

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"I loved the way the characters of father and son emerge through their experiences - a heartrending relationship, sometimes loving, sometimes so difficult. The book brings you face to face with just how it was for Irish people to be living in Liverpool in the fifties, just existing on the brink, with constantly dashed hopes, and abject poverty." – Gillian Whitman, poet

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      Publisher: SilverWood Books Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 28/10/2020
      ISBN13: 9781781329818, 978-1781329818
      ISBN10: 1781329818
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In 1952, after a family breakdown in Ireland, a boy and his father arrive in Liverpool determined to follow their dreams. The boy fails miserably at school but finds a way to freedom through his running ability. He goes on to win national and international races, proving to himself and those back home in Ireland that he can amount to something. Eddie Forde's entertaining and engaging memoir paints a vivid picture of a family's struggle to survive constant moves around the city and his father's impossible schemes to make their fortune.

      Trade Review
      "I loved the way the characters of father and son emerge through their experiences - a heartrending relationship, sometimes loving, sometimes so difficult. The book brings you face to face with just how it was for Irish people to be living in Liverpool in the fifties, just existing on the brink, with constantly dashed hopes, and abject poverty." – Gillian Whitman, poet

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