Motherwell Motherwell

Motherwell

    • 3.9 • 18 Ratings
    • £9.99

    • £9.99

Publisher Description

*THE NO.3 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*

'Raw, compelling, wise and tender' Dolly Alderton

'Motherwell is razor-sharp, fearless and wonderful' Adam Kay

'Utterly candid and staggeringly good, both as the history of a woman and the history of a place' India Knight

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.

MOTHERWELL is a sharp, candid and often humorous memoir about the long shadow that can be cast when the core relationship in your life compromises every effort you make to become an individual. It is about what we inherit - the good and the very bad - and how a deeper understanding of the place and people you have come from can bring you towards redemption.

GENRE
Biography
NARRATOR
GQ
Gabriel Quigley
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
10:15
hr min
RELEASED
2020
23 January
PUBLISHER
Orion
SIZE
424.4
MB

Customer Reviews

Bigboldbull ,

Unusual and interesting

After a slow start, I was hooked. What was particularly interesting was how the author links family behaviour to theories of narcissism. Fascinating and now I seem to see examples all around!

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