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The post-war concrete jungle of the Glasgow tenements was the setting for Molly Weir's childhood. Sharing a pull-out bed in her mother's tiny kitchen and running terror from the fever van, Molly and other urchins knew how to make do with nothing. Despite the crippling poverty, there was a vivacity to the tenements that kept spirits high. Whether Molly was brushing the hair of her wizened neighbour Mrs MacKay, running to Jimmy's chip shop for "a ha'penny of crimps" or dancing at the annual fair, there wasn't a moment to spare for self pity. And at the centre of her world was her fearsome but loving Grannie, whose tough, independent spirit taught Molly to rise above her pitiful surroundings and achieve her dreams.

What a lovely truthful account of Molly’s meagre beginnings in Springburn, Glasgow. The love and care from her Granny obviously had an impact on her life along with a hard working mother who kept the family going financially through this hard era. Difficult times but still a touching tale of her life and close relationships. Childhood in a Glasgow tenement sounds as though it would be a depressing account but happiness shines through and I loved the book. Molly Weir is a fabulous narrator and this book is full of the simple pleasures lost to today's children.

Adding to the Scottish Book Buffet at the International Bookcrossing Convention held in Falkirk in 2023.

Thank you for bringing this book to the convention,and for all your hard work and fun over the weekend. I am going to read it (eventually) when I. An see over the book mountain

Lovely interesting book about her childhood in Glasgow. Good historyof the 1920s. Thank you for bringing it to Falkirk Convention

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