# Ma, I'm Gettin Meself a New Mammy

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- Authors: [Martha Long](https://www.bookquiver.com/martha-long)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2009-05-07

## Description

Aged 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 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' and put to back-breaking work by the nuns, she leads a lonely existence, her only joy coming from the books she devours and her mischievous sense of humour. Desperate for love and a little place where she feels she belongs, despite all that she has suffered Martha retains her compassion for others and still continues to hope for a brighter future when she will be free to make her own way in life.

## Editions

### Ma, I'm Gettin Meself a New Mammy

- Publisher: seven_stories_press
- ISBN: 978-16-0980-614-9
- Pages: 344
- Published: 2015-04-14
- Language: en_US

### Ma, I'm Gettin Meself a New Mammy

- Publisher: mainstream_digital
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-19-0719-507-5
- Published: 2011-12-02
- Language: en_GB

### Ma, I'm Gettin Meself a New Mammy

- Publisher: mainstream_publishing
- ISBN: 978-18-4596-449-8
- Pages: 336
- Published: 2009-05-07
- Language: en_GB