Shadows on Our Skin
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- Synopsis
- In this extraordinary novel, the author of the critically acclaimed How Many Miles to Babylon? depicts the tragedy of contemporary Ireland as seen through the eyes of one of its most innocent victims. Growing up is never easy, but for a young Catholic boy in Northern Ireland, becoming an adult requires a special kind of heroism. For twelve-year-old Joe Logan the war was never very far away. The nightmarish unreality of snipers, assassins, and bombs was all he had ever known. And even when there was a lull in the fighting, he could see in his own family the living scars of fear, bitterness, and confusion which would never heal. Sometimes he couldn't wait until he was old enough to leave home forever. And at other times he wasn't sure he wanted to grow up at all. Then one day Joe makes a special friend, a young woman who seems to carry with her an aura of safety, peace, and silence. Here, at last, was something which it seemed the war could not touch. But in Joe Logan's world, even an innocent schoolboy infatuation could lead to tragedy.
- Copyright:
- 1977
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 198 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780385131254
- Publisher:
- Doubleday & Company, Inc.
- Date of Addition:
- 07/08/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Jennifer Johnston
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Teens, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Jamie Yates
- Proofread By:
- Lissi
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.