Skip to content

Opening book details…

Can I read Children of \"the troubles\" : our lives in the crossfire in Northern Ireland on EtoBox?

Children of \"the troubles\" : our lives in the crossfire in Northern Ireland by Holliday, Laurel, 1946- is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Children of \"the troubles\" : our lives in the crossfire in Northern Ireland about?

xiii, 366 pages : 19 cm Poems and essays by children from Northern Ireland. In The Other Side, Pasqualina Johnston, 14, writes: "I've played with them in the street, / I've shared my younger years with one. / We stayed together and shared our treats / We sang and skipped and had lots of fun. / Then alas we grew older / The war began / And we grew bolder. / Now when we meet / We never speak / For fear of the boys in the street / Because she's of the 'other side.'" Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-352) One for the Road / Adrian Fox -- Diary -- 28th April 1994 / Bridie Murphy -- Eamon / John McConnell -- The Riots in Belfast / James Bailie -- Two Communities / Glyn Chambers -- Children of the Troubles / Gemma McHenry -- The Hurricane's Mane / Pearse Elliott -- Over the Wall / Robin Livingstone -- Shot in the Head / Stephen Robinson -- Internment / Margaret McCrory -- Belfast Boy and Kneecapped / Margaret E. Simpson -- Innocent Greed / Frank Higgins -- One Night / Kevin Byers -- Surviving the Troubles: A View from the Suburbs / Jeffrey Glenn -- Clutch of Fear / P.J. Quinn -- Self-Preservation / Aine da Silva -- Just Another Day in Belfast / John Delaney -- Pain or Peace?

Author
Holliday, Laurel, 1946-
Publisher
New York : Pocket Books
Published
1997
Language
EN
ISBN
9781476775333
Subjects
Memoir, History, Sociology

More by Holliday, Laurel, 1946-

Browse all works by Holliday, Laurel, 1946-

Similar books