The Charwoman's Daughter
Autor: | James Stephens |
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EAN: | 4066339571112 |
eBook Format: | ePUB |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Produktart: | eBook |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 10.12.2023 |
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Schlagworte: | 16-year-old girl police officer 1920 Charwoman daughter urban life City exploration female protagonist Dublin coming-of-age Dublin working-class life Irish literature adolescence Mother-daughter relationship Dublin Teenage girl self-discovery |
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This is a coming-of-age novel, set in Dublin, and tells the story of Mary Makebelieve. Mary Makebelieve lives with her mother, who is a charwoman, in a one-room tenement flat. While her mother goes out to work every day, Mary wanders the city, observing. This city comes alive in Mary's eyes painting a picture of both domestic and urban life. As she turns 16, she becomes aware of her body changing into a woman's and she is also becoming aware of men. She admires and fears a police officer who takes an interest in her.