Join us on a literary world trip!
Add this book to bookshelf
Grey
Write a new comment Default profile 50px
Grey
Subscribe to read the full book or read the first pages for free!
All characters reduced
The Charwoman's Daughter - cover

The Charwoman's Daughter

James Stephens

Publisher: e-artnow

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Summary

This is a coming-of-age novel, set in Dublin, and tells the story of Mary Makebelieve.  Mary Makebelieve lives with her mother, who is a charwoman, in a one-room tenement flat. While her mother goes out to work every day, Mary wanders the city, observing. This city comes alive in Mary's eyes painting a picture of both domestic and urban life. As she turns 16, she becomes aware of her body changing into a woman's and she is also becoming aware of men. She admires and fears a police officer who takes an interest in her.
Available since: 12/10/2023.
Print length: 102 pages.

Other books that might interest you

  • The Complete Novels of H G Wells - cover

    The Complete Novels of H G Wells

    H. G. Wells

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    What if the future could warn us about the present?
    
    The Complete Novels of H. G. Wells brings together the groundbreaking fiction of one of the greatest imaginative minds in literary history. Often called the father of modern science fiction, Wells used speculative ideas not only to thrill readers, but to explore humanity, progress, power, and moral responsibility.
    
    This comprehensive collection includes Wells's visionary novels—stories of time travel, invisible men, alien invasions, and scientific ambition—alongside socially conscious works that examine class, evolution, and the direction of civilization. His clear, provocative storytelling blends imagination with insight in ways that remain strikingly relevant.
    
    Bold, intelligent, and endlessly influential, Wells's novels shaped science fiction and modern thought alike.
    
    Inside this eBook, you'll explore:
    
    All major novels by H. G. Wells in one complete collection
    
    Iconic works such as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, and The Invisible Man
    
    The foundations of modern science fiction and speculative thought
    
    A cornerstone of British and world literature
    
    Adapted countless times for film, radio, and television, H. G. Wells's novels continue to inspire readers, writers, and dreamers around the world.
    
    Look forward by reading the past. Buy now and experience the complete novels of H. G. Wells.
    Show book
  • Persuasion - cover

    Persuasion

    T.K. Leigh

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    I came to Hawaii to get answers about my sister’s death. 
    But that all changed when I met her. 
    Beautiful. Charming. Haunted. 
    And the last thing I need in my life. 
    But that doesn’t mean I can stay away. 
    So we make an agreement. 
    One week. No expectations. No falling in love. 
    It’s the perfect plan. 
    Until a shocking revelation shakes my foundation to its core, leaving me to question everything. 
    I knew this temptation was a disaster waiting to happen. 
    I didn’t realize it would be so devastating. 
    Persuasion is the second book in a suspenseful older woman, younger man romance between a brooding baseball player and a forty-year-old divorcée with a mysterious past. Continue the series today. 
    Temptation Series Listening Order 
    1. Temptation 
    2. Persuasion 
    3. Provocation 
    4. Obsession 
      
    You'll love this series if you like:Age GapSingle ParentOne Night Leads to MoreProtector HeroBaseball PlayerHe Falls First
    Show book
  • Back in the Saddle - cover

    Back in the Saddle

    Vincent Diamond

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    For Marcus Denton, life on his Thoroughbred farm is blurred from his grief and the loss of his previous lover, Philip. When a group of interns work at the farm, one in particular stands out -- David, with his sunny smile and sunnier disposition. There's something about the golden boy that stir Marcus once more. After three years alone and in pain, is it time to try again?
    Appears in the author's collection, Holding the Riens and Other Stories.
    Show book
  • Sci-Fi Robots and Androids 2 - 9 Science Fiction Short Stories by Philip K Dick Michael Shaara EE "Doc" Smith Alfred Bester Roger D Aycock Robert Sheckley Harry Harrison and James Rosenquest - Killer Machines Rogue AI and the Rise of the Robots - cover

    Sci-Fi Robots and Androids 2 - 9...

    Philip K. Dick, Harry Harrison,...

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    Sci-Fi Robots and Androids 2 - 9 Science Fiction Short Stories by Philip K. Dick, Michael Shaara, EE Doc Smith, Alfred Bester, Roger D. Aycock, Robert Sheckley, Harry Harrison and James RosenquestFondly Fahrenheit by Alfred BesterSuper Joe Mulloy by Scott F. GrenvilleSlave of Eternity by Roger D. AycockThe Perfect Woman by Robert SheckleyThe Robots Strike by Harry Harrison James P. Crow by Philip K. DickOrphans of the Void by Michael ShaaraMan-Hunting Robot by James RosenquestRobot Nemesis by E.E. “Doc” Smith
    Show book
  • When She Awoke - A Gripping Psychological Thriller - cover

    When She Awoke - A Gripping...

    Andrea Smith

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    For lovers of “Gone Girl,” take a trip to Otherwhere . . . 
    Joelle Lawton wishes for a simpler life . . . a life where her husband doesn’t cheat, her children don’t resent her, and her career doesn’t pose veiled threats. She wishes she could get past the depression that seeped into her life over a year ago, after the loss of her third child. And finally, she sometimes wishes that she could just disappear into another hemisphere where nothing matters. 
    But you know what they say about being careful what you wish for . . . 
    Soccer mom Joelle Lawton’s life is about to get way more complicated when danger lurks at every turn, and she suddenly disappears without a trace to . . . Otherwhere. 
    Previously released as "Otherwhere."
    Show book
  • Camarade: A Masterful Dual Timeline Novel from Celebrated Irish Poet - cover

    Camarade: A Masterful Dual...

    Theo Dorgan

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    NOMINATED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2026
    'All things considered, I wonder if shooting that policeman made me the man that I am?'
    In this masterful new work, award-winning author Theo Dorgan has written a philosophical thriller of extraordinary depth. An Irishman in Paris considers the weight and impact of a single violent act that forced him to flee Ireland forty years ago. When Vincent, a young Algerian friend, suggests Joseph should write his life story, Joseph embarks on a self-examination that will lay bare, perhaps only to himself, a singular and surprising life.
    Set against the evocative backdrops of Paris and Cork, Camarade explores a life shaped by one fateful moment and the quiet violence of self-reckoning. The story unfolds in a dual timeline: Joseph's present-day existence in Paris, with its muted rhythms and introspective solitude, and his youth in 1960s Ireland, raised on his grandfather's stories of the Flying Column and revolution.
    After one violent act, Joseph finds himself exiled in France during the turbulent decades of the Algerian Crisis and May '68, where he discovers comradeship, unexpected freedom in careful neutrality.
    As Joseph writes, he confronts the central question of his life: did a single act of life-changing violence make him who he is, or was he always destined to become this man?
    Written in precise, contemplative prose, Camarade examines how we construct meaning from our past while questioning the nature of authenticity and self-awareness. At once, an intimate character study, a meditation on history, violence and the enduring impact of our choices. This novel asks us to consider the space between who we imagine we are destined to be and who we eventually become. Moving with the tension of a thriller while exploring profound philosophical questions, Camarade confirms Theo Dorgan's place as one of our most thoughtful and elegant literary voices.
    Show book