MA, HE SOLD ME FOR A FEW CIGARETTES: A HEART-RENDING MEMOIR THAT WILL BOTH HORRIFY AND INSPIRE

Book ID/图书代码： 08430007B14711

English Summary/英文概要： Born a bastard to a teenage mother in the slums of 1950s Dublin, Martha has to be a fighter from the very start.

As her mother moves from man to man, and more children follow, they live hand-to-mouth in squalid, freezing tenements, clothed in rags and forced to beg for food. But just when it seems things can’t get any worse, her mother meets Jackser.

Despite her trials, Martha is a child with an irrepressible spirit and a wit beyond her years. She tells the story of her early life without an ounce of self-pity and manages to recreate a lost era in which the shadow of the Catholic Church loomed large and if you didn’t work, you didn’t eat.

Martha never stops believing she is worth more than the hand she has been dealt, and her remarkable voice will remain with you long after you’ve finished the last line.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 『這本書記錄我童年的真實故事，原本並非為出版而寫，而是為了擺脫自己的童年記憶。多年來，我試圖忽略這個小女孩的聲音，假裝她不曾存在。但她總在我身後，不斷提醒發生在她身上的一切。隨著年齡增長，逃避她讓我覺得疲累。所以我開始寫這本書，讓她以自己的聲音述說這個故事。』--Martha Long
本書為作者Martha Long的回憶錄。在當時天主教教會「不工作就沒飯吃」的年代，家人只能穿著破舊的衣服，住在沒有暖氣的小房間裡，還得到街上乞食。就在她認為早已置身於地獄之中，母親的新歡Jackser開始對家中成員施暴。Jackser甚至在母親住院期間虐待Martha，還以一包香菸的價錢將她賣給了朋友。但即使遭受如此殘忍的對待，勇敢又堅強的Martha始終相信，自己值得更好的生活，因為她不想讓人看不起，世上也沒有任何事能擊敗她。Martha對於自己令人鼻酸的童年往事，全無自怨自艾的敘述，反而激勵讀者學習她勇於面對逆境的生活態度。

Awards/获奖情况：Stands head and shoulders above everything else in the category . . . a remarkable personal and literary achievement for the author and an unforgettable experience for the reader---Irish Independent

[Long’s] story is unique in its rawness and its honesty. Entirely self-educated, she narrates her own life in a way which is both riveting and moving---Greenock Telegraph

About the Author/作者介绍： Born a bastard to a teenage mother in the slums of 1950s Dublin, Martha has to be a fighter from the very start. As her mother moves from man to man, and more children follow, they live hand-to-mouth in squalid, clothed in rags and forced to beg for food. The author tells the story of her early life without an ounce of self-pity.
Martha Long生於1950年代的都柏林貧民窟。由於母親是個年輕的未婚媽媽，又不斷與不同男人生下孩子，所以早年Martha一家人過著勉強糊口的生活。雖然家裡的孩子只能穿著又髒又破的舊衣，還被迫到街上乞食，不過悲慘的童年並未將Martha擊倒。中年喪偶的她，成功養大了三個孩子，現今仍居住在都柏林。

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