A Place Apart: Northern Ireland in the 1970s (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781780600116)

At the height of The Troubles, Dervla Murphy bicycled to Northern Ireland to try to understand the situation by speaking to people on either side of the divide. Despite her own family connections to the IRA, she travelled north largely unfettered by sectarian loyalties. Armed instead with an indefatigable curiosity, a fine ear for anecdote, an ability to stand her own at the bar, and a penetrating intelligence, she navigated her way through horrifying situations, and sometimes found herself among people stiff with hate and grief. But equally, she discovered an unquenchable thirst for life and peace, a spirit that refused to die.

Author: Dervla Murphy
ISBN-10: 1780600119
ISBN-13: 9781780600116
Publisher: Eland Publishing
Language: English
Published: 08/18/2015
Pages: 317
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d