![]() A riotous and heart-rending journey from St. Finally achieving her goal of reaching Montreal, Maureen escapes the vigilant eye of Sister Imobilis and sneaks away, and over the course of a few hours, one humiliating encounter with a young Leonard Cohen and a series of breathtakingly bad decisions change the course of her life forever. She wants to go to sexy, exciting Montreal and be part of Expo 67, even if it means faking her way into the school choir. If life at home is difficult, then school is torture, with the nuns watching every move she makes. John's, Maureen is the second-youngest daughter of a bitter and angry mother and a beaten-down father who tells the best stories (but only when he's drunk). "A page-turner with an indelible heroine." -Ann-Marie MacDonald Canadian actor, comedian and social activist Mary Walsh explodes onto the literary scene with this unforgettable story of a young woman coming of age in late 1960s Newfoundland Raised on tough love in St. ![]()
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