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Joe Logan lives with his parents in Derry, where British soldiers are a familiar sight. One winter, he befriends a newcomer to Derry, lonely school teacher, Kathleen Doherty. His elder brother returns from London with money to spend and a gun in his pocket, and suddenly Joe's childhood is over.
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Jennifer Johnston is one of the foremost Irish writers of her, or any, generation. She has won the Whitbread Prize (THE OLD JEST), the Evening Standard Best First Novel Award (for THE CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS), the Yorkshire Post Award, Best Book of the Year (twice, for THE CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS and HOW MANY MILES TO BABYLON?). She was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize with SHADOWS ON OUR SKIN.
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Superbly executed... both enchanted and enchanting * Daily Telegraph * A bittersweet demonstration of the impossibility of love... shot through with a luminous magic -- John Walsh * Independent * She has created a world of her own... of such material is the finest literature made -- Derek Mahon * Irish Times * Masterly -- Penelope Lively * The Sunday Times *
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- Publication date1986
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- ISBN 13 9780006541318
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