Catherine Conlon: Dear Cathy ... Love, Mary: The Year We Grew Up - Tender, Funny and Revealing Letters from 1980s Ireland [2015] hardback Condition:Very Good Hoffman lost his entire family

Hoffman lost his entire family in the Holocaust

and how they joined forces to retain their autonomy and their distinctive ways of life against Puritan encroachment

a careful evaluation of history

bestselling author of The City of Brass

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Catherine Conlon: Dear Cathy ... Love, Mary: The Year We Grew Up - Tender, Funny and Revealing Letters from 1980s Ireland [2015] hardback Condition:Very Good Hoffman lost his entire family'Poignant, funny and highly readable. Would make a wonderful present.' Sue Leonard, Examiner 'A real snapshot in time a celebration of female friendship fantastic such a good read' Irish Times Women's Podcast 'Engaging tender and true and spiced with wit and no little wisdom' RTE Guide 'Heart warming nostalgic the letters brim over with the kind of humour and honest reflection that only best friends exchange' Irish Independent 'I highly recommend this