The Belfast Express
When her only choice is to break the rules
$28.74
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
23 February 2026
Summary
Dublin, 1971. Free-spirited 18-year-old Brianna Robinson defies her mother’s expectations, her neighbour’s judgment, and the authority of the local Parish Priest by enrolling in nursing college in London. But made to stay in Dublin by her father, she befriends fellow nurses Muriel, Iris, and Shauna, and the four friends are assigned midwifery in the grim slums of Dublin.
Corporation Place was home to large families, cramped spaces, hidden violence, desperate poverty, and perpetually p…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781922923325 |
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| ISBN-10: | 192292332X |
| Author: | Brigid Carrick |
| Publisher: | Ventura Press |
| Imprint: | Ventura Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 23 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 428g |
| Dimensions: | 29mm x 234mm x 155mm |
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About The Author
Brigid Carrick
Brigid was born in Dublin, where she trained and worked as a midwife. She emigrated to Australia in 1969, where she met and married her husband and raised two daughters. Brigid worked as a midwife, teacher and after-hours manager at the Royal Women’s and the Royal Melbourne Hospitals, until she retired in 2018. While Brigid has published numerous short stories, The Belfast Express is her first novel.
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