{"product_id":"lost-in-cabbagetown-a-memoir-of-surviving-boyhood-in-1960s-toronto-9781459750784","title":"Lost in Cabbagetown: A Memoir of Surviving Boyhood in 1960s Toronto","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eA memoir of a rough-and-tumble boyhood on the streets of Toronto's Cabbagetown, where the Burke family found poverty and hardship. For their sixth-born son, Terry, growing up was a daily struggle to survive, with fights and school being more terrifying than any street bully. The only escape was to find his way down into the Don Valley. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 296 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 27 April 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dundurn Group Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA poignant memoir of a rough-and-tumble boyhood on the streets of Toronto's Cabbagetown.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the Burke family left Ireland in 1959, they thought they were leaving the trials and tribulations of the Dublin slums behind. Instead, Molly, Bill, and their nine children found the same poverty and hardship awaiting them in the east end of Toronto.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor their sixth-born son, Terry, growing up in Cabbagetown was a daily struggle to survive. Whether it was the bullies on the street or the gangs in Regent Park, fights were an everyday occurrence. School should have been a refuge, but some of the priests and nuns were more terrifying than any street bully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe only escape for Terry was to find his way down into the Don Valley, where he could search the river for muskrat or imagine himself escaping on one of the freight trains, chucking north, up the valley floor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut a childhood in Cabbagetown didn't seem to last very long. Forced into adulthood and driven from home in the wake of tragedy, Terry struggled to survive on his own and find a way back to his family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this touching memoir, Terry Burke tells a poignant story of hunger, pain, love, and loss, and the enduring bonds of family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 358g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 141 x 216 x 35 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781459750784\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Terry Burke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44201308750074,"sku":"9781459750784","price":12.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1682686017696_book.jpg?v=1682792308","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/lost-in-cabbagetown-a-memoir-of-surviving-boyhood-in-1960s-toronto-9781459750784","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}