Beggarman's Cottage / Vivienne Dockerty.

Dockerty, Vivienne, author

Kibworth Beauchamp : Matador, 2016.
Kibworth Beauchamp : Matador, 2016.

240 pages ; 22 cm

Nora is a poor Irish girl in the 19th century who is destined to live as the dutiful wife to a domineering husband. Unable to speak much English and without her own money, she remains unhappily in Beggarman's Cottage, so-called by later generations as it becomes a place of shelter for the homeless. In the spring of 1967, Alison takes refuge in the cottage from her similarly abusive husband, who spends his money on alcohol and refuses to allow his wife to work. Nora watches on, bound to the dilapidated cottage, as Alison begins to take steps to free herself and her young son Connor from her husband Graham's control.

9781785890888 (pbk)

823.92
800.392

English

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