Molly Weir Bücher

Molly Weir grew up in the Glasgow tenements and in her much-loved autobiographical trilogy se vividly recreates the Glasgow of those days, and the courage and resourcefulness of the tenement dwellers. They were a proud and independent people who knew that life was for living and met every challenge with their best foot forward. Despite crippling poverty and overcrowding, life was also fun - from impromptu recitations to the delights of the annual fair. 'Molly Weir's Trilogy of Scottish Childhood' includes the three most popular volumes of her autobiography: - Shoes were for Sunday - Best Foot Forward - A Toe on the Ladder following Molly's charmed life up to the start of her stage career.

"Poverty is a very exacting teacher and I had been taught well." The post-war urban jungle of the Glasgow tenements was the setting for Molly Weir's childhood. From sharing a pull-out bed in her mother's tiny kitchen to running in terror from the fever van, it was an upbringing that was cemented in hardship. Hunger, cold, and sickness were an everyday reality, and complaining was not an option. Despite the crippling poverty, there was a vivacity to the tenements that kept spirits high. Whether Molly was brushing the hair of her wizened neighbour Mrs. MacKay, running to Jimmy's chip shop for a ha'penny of crimps, or dancing at the annual fair, there wasn't a moment to spare for self-pity. Molly never let it get her down, as she and the other urchins knew how to make do with nothing. At the centre of her world was her fearsome but loving Grannie, whose tough, independent spirit taught Molly to rise above her pitiful surroundings and achieve her dreams.