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26%OFFDervla Murphy - A Place Apart: Northern Ireland in the 1970s - 9781780600116 - 9781780600116
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A Place Apart: Northern Ireland in the 1970s

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Description for A Place Apart: Northern Ireland in the 1970s Paperback. A Place Apart is a remarkable geographical and psychological travelogue that rises above history, politics, theology and economics. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPL; WSQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
A Place Apart is a remarkable geographical and psychological travelogue that rises above history, politics, theology and economics. Created by a southern Irishwoman, cycling into the mayhem of Northern Ireland in order to try and sort out her own opinions and emotions about this troubled land. She came equipped with her own childhood experiences of murder and Republican martyrdom, but was otherwise unfettered by sectarian loyalties and armed with a delightful curiosity, a fine ear for anecdote, an ability to stand her own at the bar and penetrating intelligence. She travelled extensively through both town and country, frequently finding herself ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780600116
SKU
9781780600116
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About Dervla Murphy
Dervla Murphy (born Lismore, County Waterford, 1931) was determined to write, not to marry, and to travel to India. She realised two of these ambitions in Full Tilt, her first book, which describes her exuberant bicycle ride from Lismore - where she still lives - to India, through Iran and Afghanistan. It has been followed by some twenty further titles, ... Read more

Reviews for A Place Apart: Northern Ireland in the 1970s
Genial, tolerant and affectionate. It seems incredible that such a foul oyster should produce such a pearl. - The Times

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