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A review by sevenlefts
Maggie & Me: Coming Out and Coming of Age in 1980s Scotland by Damian Barr
3.0
A funny and at the same kind of horrifying account of a journalist's youth in Scotland. His childhood parallels the time Margaret Thatcher spent as Prime Minister, and his family and upbringing call to mind the various programs and policies she enacted during her time in office -- policies and programs that were decidedly unpopular in the author's working class community.
Had I known more about the politics of this time in the UK, this book might have made more of an impact -- certainly a failing on my part and not Barr's! Still, the pain of coming out in a small town amid a conservative community that doesn't really understand you is something that many of us have felt. I found myself rooting for him from page one. I'm so glad he made it through and shared this story.
Had I known more about the politics of this time in the UK, this book might have made more of an impact -- certainly a failing on my part and not Barr's! Still, the pain of coming out in a small town amid a conservative community that doesn't really understand you is something that many of us have felt. I found myself rooting for him from page one. I'm so glad he made it through and shared this story.