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Country
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The work Country represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
- Label
- Country
- Statement of responsibility
- Michael Hughes
- Subject
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- Ancient Greek religion & mythology
- Ancient religions & mythologies
- Fiction: general & literary
- General
- Modern & contemporary fiction
- Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland -- History -- 1968-1998 -- Fiction
- Political / legal thriller
- Terrorism, armed struggle
- Thriller / suspense fiction
- c 1980 to c 1989
- 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999
- Ancient (Classical) Greek
- Genre
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- Ancient Greek religion & mythology
- Ancient religions & mythologies
- Fiction
- Fiction: general & literary
- General
- Modern & contemporary fiction
- Northern Ireland
- Political / legal thriller
- Terrorism, armed struggle
- Thriller / suspense fiction
- c 1980 to c 1989
- Ancient (Classical) Greek
- 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Trade paperback. In the Northern Ireland of 1996, an IRA man's wife turns informer leading to an escalation of events that eventually bring the SAS in. What follows transposes Homer's }Iliad{ to the troubles.
- Cataloging source
- StDuBDS
- Dewey number
- 823.92
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PR6108.U42
- Literary form
- novels
- Summary expansion
- 'Reading this book is like sitting in the pub listening to a good friend tell you stories. It does what only the best retellings can and makes you see the myth anew' Daisy JohnsonThat was the start of it. A terrible business altogether. Oh, it was all kept off the news, for the sake of the talks and the ceasefire. But them that were around that part of the country remember every bit. Wait now till you hear the rest.Northern Ireland, 1996.After twenty-five years of conflict, the IRA and the British have agreed an uneasy ceasefire, as a first step towards lasting peace. But if decades of savage violence are leading only to smiles and handshakes, those on the ground in the border country will start to question what exactly they have been fighting for.When an IRA man's wife turns informer, he and his brother gather their old comrades for an assault on the local army base. But the squad's feared sniper suddenly refuses to fight, and the SAS are sent in to crush this rogue terror cell before it can wreck the fragile truce, and drag the whole region back to the darkest days of the Troubles. Inspired by the oldest war story of them all, this powerful new Irish novel explores the brutal glory of armed conflict, and the bitter tragedy of those on both sides who offer their lives to defend the honour of their country
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