Products specifications
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Author
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Seamus Deane |
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Pub Date
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02/05/2019 |
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Binding
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Paperback / softback |
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Pages
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256 |
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Country
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United Kingdom |
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Dewey
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823.914 |
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GBPPrice
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9.99 |
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Availability
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Available |
This is the story of a haunted Irish childhood.
The setting is Derry in the Northern Ireland of the 40s and 50s, fraught with political hatred, family secrets and lethal intrigue. As a young boy tries to make sense of life, poverty and violence shift and obscure the facts; meanwhile his night-time reading of Irish legends weaves enchantment through reality. Claustrophobic but lyrically charged, breathtakingly sad but vibrant and unforgettable, this is one of the finest books about growing up - in Ireland or anywhere - that has ever been written.
See also: The Green Road by Anne Enright
