false <![CDATA[Going Down Swinging]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177593203m/715284.jpg 715284 2 A remarkable debut novel and bittersweet tale of the unflinching love and devotion between a mother and daughter.Razor sharp and darkly funny <i>Going Down Swinging</i> 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 &#8212; for good. Once a teacher, Eilleen lived a middle-class life, but her taste in men coupled with a predilection for pills and booze has brought her down. Desperate to prevent her family from sinking deeper into poverty, Eilleen reluctantly goes on welfare. Eventually she turns to the only friends she has left, hustlers and hookers, to learn how a woman makes fast money, no investment necessary.With Eilleen on welfare and her older daughter Charlotte a teenaged runaway, child welfare authorities descend on the Hoffmans. As Eilleen trails through several attempts at drying out, the well-intentioned Children's Protection Society finally intervenes to apprehend Grace. With the threat of prolonged separation now a stark reality, Eilleen and Grace must rally to confront their demons with grit, determination and humour. Unblinkingly observed and brilliantly written, <i>Going Down Swinging</i> is about the powerful bond between mother and child. And with her skilful narrative interplay, Billie Livingston illustrates poignantly how the truth of our stories lies not so much in the black and white, as it does in the grey. 701536 10 11 2000 Going Down Swinging total:8|5:3|4:3|3:2| 8 33 13 2 715284 0679310738 9780679310730 8 2 Going Down Swinging 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177593203m/715284.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/715284.Going_Down_Swinging 4 0 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 21:52:09 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 21:53:25 -0800 2008 715284 0679310738 9780679310730 8 2 Going Down Swinging 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177593203m/715284.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/715284.Going_Down_Swinging 5 0 false Mon Jun 25 10:30:35 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 21 18:00:50 -0700 2007 715284 0679310738 9780679310730 8 2 Going Down Swinging 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177593203m/715284.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/715284.Going_Down_Swinging 0 0 false Tue Sep 22 12:28:31 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 12:28:31 -0700 2009 715284 0679310738 9780679310730 8 2 Going Down Swinging 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177593203m/715284.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/715284.Going_Down_Swinging 4 0 false Sat May 16 06:46:21 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 06:46:21 -0700 2009 715284 0679310738 9780679310730 8 2 Going Down Swinging 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177593203m/715284.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/715284.Going_Down_Swinging 0 0 false Tue Feb 10 17:23:48 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 08:42:51 -0800 2009 715284 0679310738 9780679310730 8 2 Going Down Swinging 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177593203m/715284.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/715284.Going_Down_Swinging 0 0 false Sat Nov 08 19:40:41 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 08 19:40:41 -0800 2008 715284 0679310738 9780679310730 8 2 Going Down Swinging 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177593203m/715284.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/715284.Going_Down_Swinging 4 0 false Mon Jun 16 12:31:44 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 12:31:44 -0700 2008 715284 0679310738 9780679310730 8 2 Going Down Swinging 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177593203m/715284.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/715284.Going_Down_Swinging 3 0 false Mon Jun 02 10:25:30 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 10:25:30 -0700 2008 1663689 0679310002 9780679310006 0 0 Going Down Swinging 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186541405m/1663689.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1663689.Going_Down_Swinging 0 0 false Mon Apr 21 13:22:22 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 13:22:22 -0700 2008 715284 0679310738 9780679310730 8 2 Going Down Swinging 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177593203m/715284.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/715284.Going_Down_Swinging 0 0 false Sun Feb 17 08:10:46 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 08:10:52 -0800 2008 715284 0679310738 9780679310730 8 2 Going Down Swinging 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177593203m/715284.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/715284.Going_Down_Swinging 3 0 false Sun Dec 16 16:31:21 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 16 16:31:21 -0800 2007 715284 0679310738 9780679310730 8 2 Going Down Swinging 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177593203m/715284.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/715284.Going_Down_Swinging 5 0 false Thu Aug 30 09:18:17 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 30 09:18:17 -0700 2007 715284 0679310738 9780679310730 8 2 Going Down Swinging 4.12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177593203m/715284.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/715284.Going_Down_Swinging 5 0 false Mon Jun 25 12:15:52 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 25 12:15:52 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=715284