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BOOK
Title Motherwell : a girlhood / Deborah Orr
Imprint London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2020
©2020

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 Stadsbibl:Slottet vån 2 Datorer, forskningsmetodik, journalistik  070 Orr engelska    CHECK SHELF  ---
Descript 294 pages 23 cm
Note Just shy of 18, Deborah Orr left Motherwell - the town she both loved and hated - to go to university. It was a decision her mother railed against from the moment the idea was raised. Win had very little agency in the world, every choice was determined by the men in her life. And strangely, she wanted the same for her daughter. Attending university wasn't for the likes of the Orr family. Worse still, it would mean leaving Win behind - and Win wanted Deborah with her at all times, rather like she wanted her arm with her at all times. But while she managed to escape, Deborah's severing from her family was only superficial. She continued to travel back to Motherwell, fantasizing about the day that Win might come to accept her as good enough. Though of course it was never meant to be
Subject Orr, Deborah, 1962-2019
1900-talet
1900-talet
Kvinnliga journalister
Mor-dotterrelationer
Journalister
Sociala förhållanden
Storbritannien -- Skottland
Skottland
Motherwell
Självbiografier
Classmark 070.92
ISBN/ISSN 9781474611459
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