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Silver Linings: Travels Around Northern Ireland
Martin Fletcher
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Description for Silver Linings: Travels Around Northern Ireland
Paperback. Witty, warm and revealing, SILVER LININGS is an engaging travel book for a much-misrepresented country Num Pages: 320 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
Northern Ireland has made headlines around the world for three decades. The province has become synonymous with conflict, terrorism and tortuous efforts to forge peace. But what is life there really like? In this enchanting and highly original book Martin Fletcher presents a portrait of Northern Ireland utterly at odds with its dire international image. He paints a compelling picture of a place caught in a time warp since the 1960s, of a land of mountains, lakes and rivers where customs, traditions and old-world charm survive, of an incredibly resourceful province that has given the world ... Read more
Northern Ireland has made headlines around the world for three decades. The province has become synonymous with conflict, terrorism and tortuous efforts to forge peace. But what is life there really like? In this enchanting and highly original book Martin Fletcher presents a portrait of Northern Ireland utterly at odds with its dire international image. He paints a compelling picture of a place caught in a time warp since the 1960s, of a land of mountains, lakes and rivers where customs, traditions and old-world charm survive, of an incredibly resourceful province that has given the world ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349112510
SKU
V9780349112510
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Ref
99-10
About Martin Fletcher
Martin Fletcher arrived in Northern Ireland in 1997 after seven years as Washington Correspondent of THE TIMES. His previous book, ALMOST HEAVEN WAS SHORTLISTED FOR THE 1999 THOMAS COOK TRAVEL BOOK AWARD. He is now European Correspondent of THE TIMES.
Reviews for Silver Linings: Travels Around Northern Ireland
Charming
summer round up, DAILY TELEGRAPH
If you read his previous book, ALMOST HEAVEN, you will know Fletcher's qualities include insight and eloquence...his compassionate, witty book is rich with insight into a place of cockfights, witchcraft, eccentricity and magic
SUNDAY TIMES
When it comes to Northern Ireland, we have not so much switched off as forgotten ... Read more
summer round up, DAILY TELEGRAPH
If you read his previous book, ALMOST HEAVEN, you will know Fletcher's qualities include insight and eloquence...his compassionate, witty book is rich with insight into a place of cockfights, witchcraft, eccentricity and magic
SUNDAY TIMES
When it comes to Northern Ireland, we have not so much switched off as forgotten ... Read more