Marguerite Penrose Yeah, But Where Are You Really From? Paperback Book

An engrossing, urgent, and entertaining read. I couldnt put it down Roddy DoyleMarguerite Penroses is an extraordinary story of making a great life from complicated beginnings. Marguerite was born in a Dublin motherandbaby home in 1974, the daughter of an Irish mother and a Zambian father. Severe scoliosis indicated a future of difficult medical procedures. She was a little girl who needed a break. And she got it at three when she was fostered and later adopted by a young couple, Mick and Noeline, and acquired a mam, dad, sister, Ciara, and loving extended family. Growing up, Marguerites appearance was occasionally remarked on by strangers, but it wasnt until her teens that she understood that her skin colour was a provocation for some. The progressive city that she knew was revealed to have an unpleasant undercurrent. So, she became an expert in shaping her life around anything that marked her out as different. Marguerites story is one of facing some big questions Who am I? How do I live in world made for people with bodies different to mine? Why does anyone care about my skin colour? with intelligence, humour, courage and commonsense. She writes about coming to terms with the circumstances of her birth and, like so many in her position, looking for answers. About navigating the world as an active woman with a disability. About what it means to be both Irish and Black, particularly at a moment when the conversation is becoming mainstream in Ireland and she is thinking... | Marguerite Penrose Yeah, But Where Are You Really From? Paperback Book