Living with Ghosts (Paperback)

Brian Rowan

ISBN 10: 1785374036 / ISBN 13: 9781785374036

Published by Merrion Press, Dublin 4, 2022

About this Item

Paperback. In Living With Ghosts renowned veteran journalist Brian Rowan retraces his steps through Northern Irelands conflict years, as he bravely delves into the darkness of those times. His story takes us beyond the often strict boundaries of the news into the very real dilemmas and fears behind its scenes.In his journalistic career Rowan walked the thinnest of lines, where morals and principles were blurred, and as a result his mind became tortured. This book is an explanation, not a confession.He goes deep into his contacts with the IRA, the loyalist organisations, MI5, Special Branch, the army and the many other players in the conflict period. And he joins the dots on a path out of war in a place that has not yet found peace of mind.Rowan thinks and writes inside a moral maze, and in this book he invites us into his nightmares of remembering and to times he will never forget.Living with Ghosts is a moving and deeply personal account of one mans doubts and decisions, and the challenges of reporting a war on his doorstep. Brian Rowan has been reporting from the front line of the conflict and subsequent peace negotiations in Northern Ireland for more than thirty years. In Living with Ghosts, he contemplates the terror and trauma that would take decades to grapple with. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Living with Ghosts (Paperback)
• Publisher: Merrion Press, Dublin 4
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1785374036
• ISBN 13: 9781785374036
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

In Living With Ghosts renowned veteran journalist Brian Rowan retraces his steps through Northern Ireland’s conflict years, as he bravely delves into the darkness of those times. His story takes us beyond the often strict boundaries of the news into the very real dilemmas and fears behind its scenes. In his journalistic career Rowan walked the thinnest of lines, where morals and principles were blurred, and as a result his mind became tortured. This book is an explanation, not a confession. He goes deep into his contacts with the IRA, the loyalist organisations, MI5, Special Branch, the army, and the many other players in the conflict period. And he joins the dots on a path out of ‘war’ in a place that has not yet found peace of mind. Rowan thinks and writes inside a moral maze, and in this book he invites us into his nightmares of remembering and to times he will never forget. Living with Ghosts is a moving and deeply personal account of one man’s doubts and decisions, and the challenges of reporting a war on his doorstep.

About the Author

Brian Rowan is a former BBC correspondent in Belfast. Since the late 1980s, he has reported on all the major developments on Northern Ireland’s journey from war to peace; stories he has told using a range of sources—IRA, loyalist, police, military, intelligence, political, Church, and others. Rowan left the BBC in 2005, the year the IRA ended its armed campaign. Four times he has been a category winner in the Northern Ireland Press and Broadcast awards, including twice as Specialist Journalist of the Year. Living With Ghosts his seventh book.