Summary
Derry. Summer 2016. Aidan and Iona, now eighteen, were both born on the day of the Northern Ireland peace deal.
Aidan is Catholic, Irish, and Republican. With his ex-political prisoner father gone and his mother dead, Aidan’s hope is pinned on exam results earning him a one-way ticket out of Derry. To anywhere.
Iona, Protestant and British, has a brother and father in the police. She’s got university ambitions, a strong faith and a fervent belief that boys without one track mi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529041675 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529041678 |
| Author: | Sue Divin |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Macmillan Children's Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 29 June 2021 |
| Weight: | 218g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 20mm |
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Profoundly powerful, subtle and effective, this superb debut evokes the deep-rooted mistrust… lingering in the wake of the Troubles, as well as a new, tentative flowering of hope and love.
Profoundly powerful, subtle and effective, this superb debut evokes the deep-rooted mistrust… lingering in the wake of the Troubles, as well as a new, tentative flowering of hope and love. – Imogen Russell-Williams * Guardian *a compelling, engaging narrative – Claire Hennessy * Irish Times *Divin skilfully maintains two attractively distinct voices [and]… sets her story with an insider’s knowledge of the dynamics of Derry… absorbing. – Geoff Fox * Books for Keeps *
About The Author
Sue Divin
Sue Divin is a Derry-based writer but, hailing originally from Armagh, can’t quite classify herself a ‘Derry Girl.’ With a Masters in Peace and Conflict studies and a ‘day job’ in Community Relations/Peace building for over fifteen years, Sue’s writing often touches on diversity and reconciliation in today’s Northern Ireland.
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