Grand: Becoming My Mother's Daughter

"I’ll be grand, girl, I’ve great faith." – Mammy, just before she died

Funny, charismatic and generous; angry, vicious and hurt; in pub lounges all over Cork City, Noelle McCarthy’s mother, Carol, rage…

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