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“tony doherty”

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  • The Skelper and Me

    A memoir of making history in Derry

    by Tony Doherty ...
    'As I grew older I often asked myself whether history has made me who I am, and will I, in turn, make history with that?'Tony Doherty has lived in the shadow of his father's execution on Bloody Sunday. At 18 he found himself facing long-term imprisonment, yet the soldier who shot his father was a free man.The Skelper and Me is no ordinary memoir. It is a triumph of working class resolve and ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • This Man's Wee Boy

    by Tony Doherty ...
    A uniquely-crafted memoir of the author's early childhood (1967–1972), the third oldest in a working-class Catholic family from the Brandywell in Derry. Written with the authentic voice of a child, this snapshot of his young life unfolds in a series of stories evoking the innocence of childhood, family dynamics and tensions, street friendships and characters, the onset of civil strife, and a ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Dead Beside Us:

    A Memoir of Growing up in Derry

    by Tony Doherty ...
    In this sequel to the hugely-popular This Man's Wee Boy, young Tony Doherty struggles to come to terms with the murder of his father, Paddy, on Bloody Sunday and the impact it has on his mother, Eileen, and his brothers and sisters. At nine years old, he knows a terrible wrong has been committed against his family but lacks the understanding or the means to do anything about it – yet. For his ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • From Country Lanes to Motorway

    A Journey Revisited

    by Tony Doherty ...
    A true story of life as a child during the Second World War and through adolescence and teenage years in the 1950s and early 1960s. A time of worry and fear for parents, but of excitement and adventure for children. The freedom to roam and fanaticise without supervision and learning from real life experiences. Near misses which today would be considered unbelievably neglectful and dangerous. ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Attachment

    Letters from a most unlikely friendship

    by Ailsa Piper, Tony Doherty ...
    A celebration of friendship, renewal, nature and the human spirit told through letters between a writer and an 80-year-old priest. Original, surprising - both highly entertaining and deeply moving.Dear Ailsa, Sometimes I wonder whether the friendship that has caught us both-a most unlikely friendship I must confess-might find an echo in a far off Irish village somewhere in the wild, windy hills of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Attachment

    by Ailsa Piper, Tony Doherty ...
    Narrated by Ailsa Piper, Tony Doherty ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 37 min

    It all began when Tony Doherty, an 80-year-old priest, emailed writer Ailsa Piper to say how much he enjoyed her latest book. Soon emails were flying back and forth as these two inquisitive minds shared stories, experiences, questions and ideas over the course of many seasons. And through this exchange grew an unexpected but deep friendship. ... Read more

    $15.65 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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