‘Caitriona Palmer has called out the false shame of her origins, with a kind of anguished courage that is incredibly moving. An Affair With My Mother is a forensic account of how it feels to be – in the interests of Catholic “respectability” – excluded from the facts of your own life. In its commitment to family love, to joy and truth, it is a gift.’
In its commitment to family love, to joy and truth, it is a gift
