{"product_id":"crossing-highbridge-a-memoir-of-irish-america-hardcover","title":"Crossing Highbridge: A Memoir of Irish America - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaureen Waters\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first in her family born in the United States, Maureen Waters grew up the \"Bronx Irish\" daughter of two unforgettable immigrants: her storytelling, former revolutionary father, and her fierce, IRA-supporting mother. \u003ci\u003eCrossing Highbridge\u003c\/i\u003e is framed by the accidental death of Waters's son and her struggle to make sense of this loss by re-imagining her past and her heritage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer life in postwar New York City was colored by Catholicism and strong cultural links to \"the other side\"--by Irish step dancing, the melodies of Thomas Moore, and the rituals, inflections, and harrowing memories impressed on her. Sex was a mystery. Schoolgirls wore below-the-knee blue serge uniforms with starched white collars and\u003cbr\u003ecuffs. Brutal treatment at the hands of the nuns who ran her college drove Waters to transfer to a secular school. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWaters rebelled against an upbringing that seemed to wall her off from the twentieth century. She marr ed outside the church, divorced, and became a scholar and professor at the City University of New York. Waters follows in the tradition of her father with this vividly humorous and moving true tale.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaureen Waters\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of English and acting director of Irish Studies at Queen's College, New York. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Comic Irishman\u003c\/i\u003e and the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eLady Gregory: Selected Writings.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9.33 x 6.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468465848573,"sku":"9780815606826","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/ZGV6S3BUdUE2UGI2ekZEM0JxdzhpUT09.webp?v=1777290162","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/crossing-highbridge-a-memoir-of-irish-america-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}