On Saturday 16 June, I’ll be at Eason’s new book shop in the heart of Belfast signing copies of a Belfast novel based on the lives of my grandmother, mother and aunts and I can’t help wondering what they’d think of it all. Martha’s girls were performers who enjoyed being centre stage, so maybe they would appreciate the attention, but I can’t help hearing Martha’s voice telling us all not to get carried away!

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