A single headstrong heart /
by Myers, Kevin.
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BookPublisher: Dublin : The Lilliput Press, 2015Description: 1 volume ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9781843514107 (hbk.) :; 1843514109 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 920 MYESubject(s): Myers, Kevin | Journalists -- Ireland -- Biography | Biography | BiographySummary: Funny, quirky and touching, 'A Single Headstrong Heart' describes in a first-person narrative the author's childhood up to the early years of his career as a journalist and his departure from University College Dublin in the late 1960s. The grotesque humour is reminiscent of Road Dahl. Recollections retain an authentic childlike sense of galloping self-importance, but in an adult re-casting. Ostensibly chronological, what emerges as the main narrative arc is the author's relationship with his father, and how information found after the father's death reshapes his memories.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Maghull Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 920 MYE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002941514X |
Funny, quirky and touching, 'A Single Headstrong Heart' describes in a first-person narrative the author's childhood up to the early years of his career as a journalist and his departure from University College Dublin in the late 1960s. The grotesque humour is reminiscent of Road Dahl. Recollections retain an authentic childlike sense of galloping self-importance, but in an adult re-casting. Ostensibly chronological, what emerges as the main narrative arc is the author's relationship with his father, and how information found after the father's death reshapes his memories.
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