| Description |
1 online resource (353 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Title Page; Half Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Second Thoughts; The Scent of the Roses; 1 That Child Won't Live; 2 Ploughing a New Furrow; 3 The Harp; 4 Dublin; 5 Richard; 6 Marriage; 7 Light and Shade; 8 Transit; 9 Rootless; 10 Into the Unknown; 11 Stanbrook; 12 Among Silence; 13 Back Into the World; 14 Reluctant Diva; 15 Travels With My Harp; 16 Africa Casts its Spell; 17 Africa Still Beckons; Appendices; Index; Gallery. |
| Summary |
Inspirational and entertaining, this autobiography chronicles the life of a performing artist with a deeply devout outlook. Mary O'Hara won global acclaim as a singer and harpist, yet behind public success was an unsuspected tragedy in which joy turned to sorrow. From her humble beginnings in the west of Ireland to her first husband's tragic death and her 12-year sojourn in a monastery, this tale of triumph over tragedy also journeys with O'Hara into the wilds of Africa following her second marriage. Written with warmth and humor, this book is a. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
O'Hara, Mary, 1935-
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O'Hara, Mary, 1935- |
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O'Hara, Mary. |
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Singers -- Ireland -- Biography.
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Singers. |
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Ireland. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Harpists -- Ireland -- Biography.
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Harpists. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: O'Hara, Mary. Travels with My Harp : The Complete Autobiography. Chicago : Shepheard-Walwyn, ©2012 9780856832857 |
| ISBN |
9780856834134 (electronic book) |
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0856834130 (electronic book) |
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9780856832857 |
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