Dimensions
155 x 235 x 36mm
Born and bred in the tough inner city slums of Dublin, Bill Cullen was one of fourteen children, whose mother, Mary, was a hard-working fruit-seller who still made time to create dreams for her children.
When he was five years old, Liam (as he was known) was selling apples, for a penny each, from a basket held up by a leather belt around his neck. He left school at thirteen in order to work full time and help put food on the family table.
Dublin in the '40s and '50s was a harsh place, rife with unemployment and poverty, but the Cullens were blessed with the qualities of determination, good humour and an abundance of love.
The lessons Liam learnt from his beloved grandmother, Molly - gypsy, storyteller, fish-seller, philosopher - stood him in good stead as he progressed from selling dolls and cinema tickets on street corners to a job in a Ford car dealership and eventually to head a company with a turnover of more than 250 million pounds.
With earthy humour and an acute ear for the words and voices of a vanished time, Bill Cullen weaves a wonderful tapestry of Irish people and events that mirrors Ireland's own rags to riches story. It will touch your heart and make your spirit sing.
