Ma, I'm Getting Meself A New Mammy

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Aged thirteen, Martha is rescued by the courts from the clutches of her evil stepfather, Jackser, & her feckless mother, Sally. After numerous arrests for shoplifting, a judge rules that she is to be sent to a convent school with the instruction that she is to get an education. Her initial relief at escaping the abuse & neglect she suffered at home is, however, short-lived, as she soon realises that there are many forms of cruelty in this life. As she says, ' You can have a full belly, but your heart can be very empty.' Ostracised by the other children for being a 'street kid' & put to back-breaking work by the nuns, she endures a lonely existence, her only joy coming from the books she devours & her mischievous sense of humour. Desperate for love & a little place where she feels she belongs, Martha retains her compassion for others despite all that she has suffered & still continues to hope for a brighter future when she will be free to make her own way in life.