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Nicola Pierce - Behind the Walls: A City Besieged - 9781847176462 - V9781847176462
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Behind the Walls: A City Besieged

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Description for Behind the Walls: A City Besieged Paperback. Derry. 1689. The city's inhabitants resist all attempts by the King James's men to storm their gates. Outside, the soldiers reckon the only effective weapon they have left is to starve them out.. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: YFT. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 35. Weight in Grams: 304.

Derry, 1689.

An anonymous letter is read out saying that every last Protestant man,
woman and child is to be murdered. Panic takes hold. Two teenage boys, Daniel and Robert Sherrard, help close the city gates against the approaching Catholic army.

The siege has begun.

Bombs rain down. Behind the walls, tensions grow day by day. Trapped, the people are injured, dying, starving. But there is no going back …

Daniel and Robert are drawn into a fight to the end.

'this fantastically written book will hook you from the start... this is ... Read moreThe Guardian on City of Fate

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Product Details

Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781847176462
SKU
V9781847176462
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About Nicola Pierce
Tallaght-born Nicola Pierce is a writer, living in Drogheda.

Reviews for Behind the Walls: A City Besieged
I am looking forward to reading Nicola Pierce’s widely praised book Behind the Walls about the siege of Derry
rte.ie/culture a superb thriller set during the Siege of Derry
County Derry Post a very strong story … a deeply thought provoking book that works at many levels, not least as a well-researched and written historical novel … not ... Read more

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