Quote by Geraldine Brooks

My mother's family were full-on Irish Catholics - faith in an elaborate old fashioned, highly conservative and madly baroque style. I sort of fell out of the tribe over women's rights and social justice issues when I was just 13 years old.

My mother's family were full-on Irish Catholics - faith in a

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This quote expresses the speaker's background within a traditional Irish Catholic family. They describe their family's strong adherence to the faith, characterized by an elaborate, old-fashioned, and highly conservative style. However, the speaker states that they distanced themselves from their family's beliefs at the young age of 13 due to their disagreement on women's rights and social justice issues. This suggests that the speaker developed different values and perspectives, causing them to diverge from their family's religious and cultural traditions.

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By Geraldine Brooks

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