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Ma... Series

6 primary works • 6 total works

Book 1

Ma, He Sold Me for a Few Cigarettes
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4.23 · 2455 Ratings · 201 Reviews · published 2007 · 15 editions
'Then I heard the most beautiful music, an suddenl…

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    Book 2

    Ma, I'm Gettin Meself a New Mammy
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    4.12     · 763 Ratings · 49 Reviews · published 2008 · 16 editions
    Aged thirteen, Martha is rescued by the courts fro…

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    Book 3

    Ma, It's a Cold Aul Night an I'm Lookin for a Bed: A Memoir of Dublin in the 1960s
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    4.26     · 506 Ratings · 21 Reviews · published 2009 · 12 editions
    The next installment of the Ma books—all bestselle…

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    Book 4

    Ma, Now I'm Goin Up in the World
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    4.36     · 391 Ratings · 19 Reviews · published 2010 · 9 editions
    In the latest instalment of Martha Long's autobiog…

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    Book 5

    Ma, I've Got Meself Locked Up in the Mad House
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    4.02     · 333 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 2011 · 4 editions
    Martha is now in her thirties. Her daughter has le…

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    Book 6

    Ma, I've Reached for the Moon an I'm Hittin the Stars
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    3.90     · 227 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 2012 · 5 editions
    After a failed suicide attempt and recovery in the…

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