Across the Divide
Brian Gallagher
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Description for Across the Divide
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What Happens When Your Best Friend ought to be Your Enemy?
Liam and Nora form an unlikely friendship when he lends her a helping hand during a music competition. Liam's father, a mechanic, is a proud trade union member, while Nora's father is a prosperous wine importer. When Jim Larkin takes on the might of the employers in 1913, resulting in strikes, riots and lockouts, Liam and Nora's friendship is challenged and their loyalties torn.
Caught up in events that they don't fully understand, the two come face to face with hardship and danger, but also find humour ... Read more
The historical events of the Dublin 1913 Lockout vividly portrayed through the lives of two young friends.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
O'Brien Press Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781847171726
SKU
9781847171726
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Brian Gallagher
BRIAN GALLAGHER was born in Dublin. He is a full-time writer whose plays and short stories have been produced in Ireland, Britain and Canada. He has worked extensively in radio and television, writing many dramas and documentaries. Brian is the author of four adult novels, and his other books of historical fiction for young readers are Winds of Change ... Read more
Reviews for Across the Divide
vividly brings history to life for its readers … a hugely involving tale
Mad About Books 'provides a good historical account of a still topical subject in a style that will have young readers eagerly turning the pages to see what happens next ... Highly recommended'
Bookfest 'the atmosphere of a troubled Dublin city awash with tension and ... Read more
Mad About Books 'provides a good historical account of a still topical subject in a style that will have young readers eagerly turning the pages to see what happens next ... Highly recommended'
Bookfest 'the atmosphere of a troubled Dublin city awash with tension and ... Read more