{"product_id":"no-place-for-a-girl-louise-ruane-9781836281047","title":"No Place for a Girl Like Me","description":"\u003cp\u003eLouise's tragicomic memoir is set in Belfast at the start of the Troubles, but the madness in the streets is just a backdrop to the chaos she's experiencing at home. When we meet her in 1969, she's living with her seven younger brothers, a live in teenage 'mother's helper', her chauvinistic 'fixer' father and her deeply religious, golf mad mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLouise explores with humour, the unique challenge of trying to experience a semi normal teenage life when the IRA (and her mother!) are doing their absolute best to scupper her plans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe complicated nuances of identity in Northern Ireland are illustrated by Louise's close relationship with her maternal grandmother, who once a proud Ulster Protestant is now happily ensconced in an IRA stronghold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLouise dreams of emigrating to California (or anywhere with a bit of sunshine), where she'll become a celebrity hairdresser, and no-one will ask what school she went to. But things don't quite work out like that, and Louise unexpectedly finds herself training to be a teacher. Then, just as things are looking particularly grim, along comes what seems like the perfect opportunity to escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Louise Ruane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1836281048\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781836281047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Troubador Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.83d","brand":"Louise Ruane","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47520822984959,"sku":"9781836281047","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eb9272f6-165a-4962-b562-77e598319037.jpg?v=1762887235","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/no-place-for-a-girl-louise-ruane-9781836281047","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}