Hilary is four, not yet five, and she has a mother and a father and an older brother and sisters. She even has a name at home—Billy—that is different from her written-down name. But now that she is in Low Babies in the local convent school, it seems Hilary has something else called responsibilities. The world is a changing place. Hilary’s parents, themselves products of a country bathed in sanctifying grace, and presided over by leather-strapped Christian Brothers, wimpled nuns, and a strictly ingrained moral code, start to question their own life choices. As she begins to mature, Hilary’s perspective shifts from a confusing mosaic of half-understood conversations, bizarre rules, and surreal religious symbolism, to a growing awareness of the eccentricities of the adult world around her, where money is tight, ideas are unorthodox, and where living life to the full is the goal. As her parents’ unconventional lifestyle rubs against the grain of a pervasive Catholic society, the cracks begin to appear: siblings are expelled from school; final demands litter the hallway; and Hilary discovers the truth about the always-present but never-to-be-mentioned golden-haired lady. Hopscotch is a funny, poignant, and beautifully-written memoir, a spellbinding meditation on innocence, love, and memory itself.
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Hilary Fannin is a playwright and columnist. Her plays include Mackerel Sky, Doldrum Bay, Famished Castle, and an adaptation of Racine’s Phaedra. She was writer in association at the Abbey Theatre in its centenary year, 2004. She has also written extensively for radio, both for BBC and RTÉ. As a journalist, she wrote the TV review for the Irish Times for almost five years. She now writes an occasionally humorous weekly column for the paper.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Poignant, funny memoir of an unconventional family in suburban Dublin, written by Irish Times columnist.'Quite brilliant; beautifully, cleverly observed; funny, heart-breaking.' - Roddy DoyleHilary is four, not yet five, and she has a mother and a father and an older brother and sisters. She even has a name at home - Billy - that is different from her written-down name. But now that she is in Low Babies in the local convent school, it seems Hilary has something else called responsibilities.The world is a changing place. Hilary's parents, themselves products of a country bathed in sanctifying grace, and presided over by leather-strapped Christian Brothers, wimpled nuns, and a strictly ingrained moral code, start to question their own life choices. As she begins to mature, Hilary's perspective shifts from a confusing mosaic of half-understood conversations, bizarre rules and surreal religious symbolism, to a growing awareness of the eccentricities of the adult world around her, where money is tight, ideas are unorthodox and where living life to the full is the goal.As her parents' unconventional lifestyle rubs against the grain of a pervasive Catholic society, the cracks begin to appear- siblings are expelled from school; final demands litter the hallway; and Hilary discovers the truth about the always-present but never-to-be-mentioned golden-haired lady.Hopscotch is a funny, poignant and beautifully written memoir, a spellbinding meditation on innocence, love and memory itself. Hilary is four, not yet five, and she has a mother and a father and an older brother and sisters. She even has a name at home - Billy - that is different from her written-down name. But now that she is in Low Babies in the local convent school, it seems Hilary has something else called responsibilities. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781784161132
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