Mary O'Hara

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1) Thunderhead: a novel

Author

O'Hara, Mary

Pub. Date

[1943]

Language

English

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The story of Flicka's ugly white colt, Thunderhead, who grows to be a champion racehorse. Continues the story of My friend Flicka.

2) Green grass of Wyoming

Author

O'Hara, Mary

Series

Flicka trilogy volume 3

Language

English

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Carey Marsh arrives at the ranch to look for her lost horse and finds a little more than she had been looking for.

3) The Shame Game: Overturning the Toxic Poverty Narrative

Author

O'Hara, Mary

Language

English

Formats

eAudiobook, eBook

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What does it mean to be poor? For decades, the dominant narrative in the UK and US has been that it is caused by personal flaws or 'bad life decisions'. People are 'lazy', 'dependent' and 'irresponsible'. This 'story' has become embedded in the public consciousness with serious ramifications for how financially vulnerable people are seen, spoken about and treated. Drawing on a two-year story-telling project and her own experience of childhood poverty,...

4) Travels With My Harp: The Complete Autobiography of Mary O'Hara

Author

O'Hara, Mary

Language

English

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Inspirational and entertaining, this autobiography chronicles the life of a performing artist with a deeply devout outlook. Mary O'Hara won global acclaim as a singer and harpist, yet behind public success was an unsuspected tragedy in which joy turned to sorrow. From her humble beginnings in the west of Ireland to her first husband's tragic death and her 12-year sojourn in a monastery, this tale of triumph over tragedy also journeys with O'Hara into...

5) Austerity Bites: A Journey to the Sharp End of Cuts in the UK

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O'Hara, Mary

Language

English

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Voted one of the Guardian best books of 2014 by Owen Jones. After coming to power in May 2010, the Coalition government in the United Kingdom embarked on a drastic programme of cuts to public spending and introduced a raft of austerity measures that had profoundly damaging effects on much of the population. This bestselling book by award-winning journalist Mary O'Hara chronicles the true impact of austerity on people at the sharp end, based on her...