Ten Hail Marys
eBook - ePub

Ten Hail Marys

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Ten Hail Marys

About this book

Frank and funny, this memoir vividly recounts the first 17 years of the author's life in Sydney's slums and in New South Wales' countryside. Abandoned by her mother as a baby and by her volatile grandmother as a young girl, Kate Howarth was shunted between Aboriginal relatives and expected to grow up fast. It was a childhood beset by hardship, abuse, profound grief, and poverty, but buoyed with the hope that one day she would make a better life for herself and her child. Incredibly moving, this is the compelling true story of a childhood lost and a young woman's hard-won self-possession.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Praise for Ten Hail Marys
  5. Preface
  6. 1: Out of a bottle
  7. 2: The new place
  8. 3: A fresh start
  9. 4: Out at the farm
  10. 5: Bundles of trouble
  11. 6: An unexpected visitor
  12. 7: Sisters
  13. 8: Be careful what you wish for
  14. 9: Ward of the state
  15. 10: The station
  16. 11: Apartheid town
  17. 12: Back at the lake
  18. 13: An innocent mistake
  19. 14: The children’s home
  20. 15: A narrow escape
  21. 16: Over the road
  22. 17: Shattered dreams
  23. 18: The doll’s house
  24. 19: Same old suitcase in another hall
  25. 20: Facing the music
  26. 21: Paperwork
  27. 22: Unwed mothers
  28. 23: Light duties
  29. 24: The sweat shop
  30. 25: Refusing to buckle
  31. 26: Nite’n’Day
  32. 27: Pain relief
  33. 28: Turning up the heat
  34. 29: If looks could kill
  35. 30: A shotgun wedding
  36. 31: A girl, a suitcase and a bassinette
  37. 32: Change of address
  38. 33: No use screaming
  39. 34: The black dog
  40. 35: Door to door
  41. 36: A terrible mistake
  42. 37: Fair game
  43. 38: A girl, a suitcase and a sewing machine
  44. Epilogue
  45. Acknowledgments
  46. Copyright