In the early 1900s Mary O'Grady leaves behind the countryside and the family she cares for, to be with her husband in Dublin. Here she puts down new roots and looks forward to the day when she will return to Tullamore with her own sons and daughters. Marriage and motherhood sustain Mary, gradually the memories of her own childhood fade and her life revolves around the secure home she has created. But as her children grow, they seek the freedom of adults as she had done. Slowly Mary comes to realise that a mother's love cannot protect them, as it could not protect herself, from the sorrows and tragedies of life.
| ISBN: | 9781844081950 |
| Publication date: | 26th November 2004 |
| Author: | Mary Lavin |
| Publisher: | Virago Press Ltd an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 400 pages |
| Series: | Virago Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Classics Historical Fiction Family Drama General Fiction Modern and Contemporary Fiction |