There are Many Memories that make up the rich fabric of childhood: earliest recollections, seemingly endlers school days, the awkwrad years of adolescence. Though many writers and poets have turned to the time of growing up for inspiration, perhap, few have reached back with more honest emotion and objectivity than the Irish.
Gathered in this evocative collection are twenty-five stories by many of the leading Irish writers of this century. They draw from their own memories of infancy, school years, and adolescence, and from backgrounds as diverse as are the crowded streets of Dublin from the secluded farms of Derry.
Thought distinctly Irish in seting, episodes of pranks and misadventure, family squabbles, struggles to be understood, and yearning for acceptance are as universal as childhood itself. With emotion, wit, and keen insight, Great Irish Stories of Childhood will beckon readers back to a time of innocence – and a world replete with possibility.