{"product_id":"ma-jacksers-dyin-alone-9781780576510","title":"Ma  Jackser's Dyin Alone","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn hearing that Jackser  her childhood abuser  is seriously ill  Martha is elated  thinking that finally she will be able to watch him suffer. But in the hospital she sees a frightened  lonely old man and realises with a shock that he seems to regret his earlier actions.  During her vigil  she is joined by Charlie  her beloved little brother  then the ma and some of her other siblings. All of them have suffered greatly and it is clear that no one connected to Jackser has escaped unscathed.  But as she sits with him during his dying days  other memories of Jackser come back to Martha - fleeting moments of concern and kindness  and a sense of closeness as he recalled his own tormented past in one of Irelands industrial schools. It is a vicious cycle of cruelty and loss that has played out  from which only her own tenacity and wit has provided an escape.  Poignant  ribald  poetic and defiant  with its resolution of many unanswered questions about her life this is Martha at her best.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67930117636149,"sku":"ByrdShop_178057651X","price":57.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781780576510.jpg?v=1794205690","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/ma-jacksers-dyin-alone-9781780576510","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}