ASIN: B00OEBQ98S
Publisher: Self-published author
Pages: 203
Ann Garratt’s story begins at a critical time in her life, with the murder of a fellow worker by a colleague whom she recruited. The feelings of guilt and later the prospect of losing her senior job in the NHS conspire to create a perfect storm in her world and Ann is left suffering from a serious mental health problem. In an effort to understand the cause of her illness, Ann journeyed back through her childhood reflecting on her Irish roots and how emigration may have impacted on her ability to deal with stress.Ann recalls her life as a child in Falcarragh, a small seaside town at the foot of the Derryveagh Mountains on the north coast of Donegal, Ireland, and the shock of being transplanted into war-scarred, inner city Coventry where the family struggled with poverty, separation, their mother’s poor health and father’s drink problem. Growing up in a now-dispersed Irish community, with ...
