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Going Down Swinging

3.88 of 5 stars 3.88  ·  rating details  ·  17 ratings  ·  3 reviews
A remarkable debut novel and bittersweet tale of the unflinching love and devotion between a mother and daughter.Razor sharp and darkly funny Going Down Swinging chronicles two years in the life of the Hoffmans. Eilleen Hoffman has just told Danny, her con-artist lover and father of her youngest daughter Grace, to get out — for good. Once a teacher, Eilleen lived a middle-...more
Paperback, 336 pages
Published May 14th 2010 by Vintage Canada (first published January 18th 2000)
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Caitlin
Difficult to read since I can relate to it so much. I thought it clever that it was written from two perspectives: the mother and daughter characters. Again, favourite author.
Denise
Denise rated it 5 of 5 stars
I read Going Down Swinging a second time this week and fell in love all over again. The subject matter is difficult and yet there is such tenderness and binding love between Grace and her mother Eilleen that I find it hard to look away. I love the way the characters use black humor to get through the most awful situations. It feels real and resolute. The story is about alcoholic and prescription drug addicted Eileen and her little girl, Grace. Eileen is a former teacher but substance abuse and c...more
Janet Adams
Loved this book. Sad and funny at once. Like Billie Livingston's other work, this one is full of bite and honesty while still imbued with great soul.
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