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As Fergus tries to make sense of the mad world around him - his brother on hnger-strike in prison, his growing feelings for Cora, his mam and da arguing over the Troubles, and him in it up to the neck - a little voice comes to him in his dreams, and the mystery of the bog child unfurls.
Set in Ireland in the 1980s, Bog Child is a powerful novel that explores the sacrifices made in the name of peace, and the unflinching strength of the human spirit.
'Beautifully written and deeply moving' Guardian
'Brilliant and heartbreaking debut' Irish Post
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The extraordinary story of one long summer in the life of an 18-year-old boy caught up in the chaos and conflict of Ireland in the 1980s.Digging for peat in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds the body of a child, and it looks like she's been murdered. As Fergus tries to make sense of the mad world around him - his brother on hunger-strike in prison, his growing feelings for Cora, his parents arguing over the Troubles, and him in it up to the neck, blackmailed into acting as courier to God knows what, a little voice comes to him in his dreams, and the mystery of the bog child unfurls.Bog Child is an astonishing novel exploring the sacrifices made in the name of peace, and the unflinching strength of the human spirit. Digging for peat in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds the body of a child, and it looks like she's been murdered. As Fergus tries to make sense of the mad world around him - his brother on hunger-strike in prison, his growing feelings for Cora, his parents arguing over the Troubles, and him in it up to the neck. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781909531178
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Book Description Condition: New. Digging for peat in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds the body of a child, and it looks like she's been murdered. As Fergus tries to make sense of the mad world around him - his brother on hunger-strike in prison, his growing feelings for Cora, his parents arguing over the Troubles, and him in it up to the neck. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 130 x 246 x 25. Weight in Grams: 238. . 2012. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # 9781909531178
Book Description Condition: New. Digging for peat in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds the body of a child, and it looks like she's been murdered. As Fergus tries to make sense of the mad world around him - his brother on hunger-strike in prison, his growing feelings for Cora, his parents arguing over the Troubles, and him in it up to the neck. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 130 x 246 x 25. Weight in Grams: 238. . 2012. paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # 9781909531178