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‘I wrote a book about hating my grandmother — now I’m sorry we had such an antagonistic relationship’

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‘I wrote a book about hating my grandmother — now I’m sorry we had such an antagonistic relationship’

Author Barbara Williams was often at odds with her Irish emigrant grandmother but was later moved to understand her trauma

‘I began to see her as a woman of courage, and a lot of tenacity – I saw a whole other dimension to her’. Photo: Getty

Author Barbara Williams had a complicated and fraught relationship with her grandmother, Mary Sullivan. And that is evident in the provocative title of her memoir about her maternal granny: I Hate You, Mary Sullivan.

As the title suggests, Sullivan was not a warm and doting grandparent with treats and sweets for every occasion. She was stern and could be highly critical.

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