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    This nostalgic memoir tells the story of Edward Forde Hickey as he was growing up in the idyllic wilds of Tipperary in Ireland with his beloved Grandma and other children whilst his parents were living in London and enduring bombings from the Second World War.We experience the cultural norms of pig killing, climbing trees for fun, and the hard-working inhabitants in the fields. You really get a ... Read more

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    Echoes in Green: The Big Yellow Sun

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    Unabridged

    10 hours 33 min

    This nostalgic memoir tells the story of Edward Forde Hickey as he was growing up in the idyllic wilds of Tipperary in Ireland with his beloved Grandma and other children whilst his parents were living in London and enduring bombings from the Second World War.We experience the cultural norms of pig killing, climbing trees for fun, and the hard-working inhabitants in the fields. You really get a ... Read more

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