Goodnight Ballivor, I'Ll Sleep in Trim by John Quinn

Goodnight Ballivor, I'Ll Sleep in Trim by John Quinn

Not another memoir of childhood? Well, yes actually. Not another regressive desire to capture a golden weren't-we-poor-but-happy age? Well, no. Nor a pursuit of misery and repression either. This is simply a journey into the author's past in the quiet, sleepy midlands village of Ballivor sixty odd years ago. This book grew out of the radio documentary Goodnight Ballivor, Ill Sleep in Trim. That expression, common to those who grew up in Ballivor, yet shrouded in mystery, was the obvious title to give to a radio memoir. The wonderful reaction to it surprised the author, but it shouldn't have. It was the old story of the local being universal. Twelve years after the documentary was first broadcast, the author has finally acceded to the many requests to put this rich tapestry of his own memories, and those of his counterparts, into print.

JOHN QUINN is a writer and broadcaster. He retired from RTE Radio in 2002 after a distinguished career of twenty-seven years. He is the author of five children's novels, one adult novel and a memoir, Sea of Love, Sea of Loss. His children's novel The Summer of Lily and Esme won the Bisto Book of the Year award in 1992. He lives in County Galway.

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ISBN 13	9781847301000
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Title	Goodnight Ballivor, I'Ll Sleep in Trim
Author	John Quinn
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Veritas Publications
Year published	2008-12-11
Number of pages	196
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