Mother Doesn't Know Where Love Has Gone is a deeply personal memoir blending
autobiography, family relationships and loss with vivid recollections of growing up on the
troubled streets of Belfast.
Rather than following a conventional timeline, Lawrence tells his story through interconnected true stories and life-changing incidents - childhood, friendships, first loves, family, loss, travel and the experiences that shaped the person he became.
The Troubles form an unavoidable backdrop, but this is not a political history. It is about ordinary people living ordinary lives during extraordinary times, told with honesty, warmth and occasional humour.
Music runs throughout the memoir, with each chapter associated with a song. The title takes its inspiration from the opening line of Spandau Ballet's Through the Barricades.
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