Martha Long: Ma, I'm Gettin Meself A New Mammy [2009] paperback DRAMA It is infused with lyrical

It is infused with lyrical descriptions of the sun-drenched Algiers of his childhood - the place where

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Martha Long: Ma, I'm Gettin Meself A New Mammy [2009] paperback DRAMA It is infused with lyricalAged thirteen, Martha is rescued by the courts from the clutches of her evil stepfather, Jackser, and 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 and neglect she suffered at home is, however, short lived, as she soon realises that there are many forms of cruelty in this life. As