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A Border Station
Shane Connaughton
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Description for A Border Station
Paperback. The son of the local sergeant in an isolated Garda station on the border between Cavan and Fermanagh, his days are balanced between the brooding, taciturn presence of his father, whom he loves and fears in equal measure, and the reassurance of his quiet, gentle mother. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127. .
Here is a...writer with immense confidence and vitality. He has an extraordinary feeling for place and landscape. (Jennifer Johnston). This is experience finely and skilfully distilled. (Irish Times). Well-written and engrossing. (Sunday Independent). These inter-connected stories are faultless in their execution and a delight to read. (Sunday Press). Written with great sympathy and truth. (Irish Independent). Beautifully wrought. (Daily Telegraph). There is cold comfort to be had when you're a young boy stuck in the middle of nowhere. The son of the local sergeant in an isolated Garda station ... Read more
Here is a...writer with immense confidence and vitality. He has an extraordinary feeling for place and landscape. (Jennifer Johnston). This is experience finely and skilfully distilled. (Irish Times). Well-written and engrossing. (Sunday Independent). These inter-connected stories are faultless in their execution and a delight to read. (Sunday Press). Written with great sympathy and truth. (Irish Independent). Beautifully wrought. (Daily Telegraph). There is cold comfort to be had when you're a young boy stuck in the middle of nowhere. The son of the local sergeant in an isolated Garda station ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784162559
SKU
9781784162559
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Shane Connaughton
Shane Connaughton is an acclaimed novelist, screenwriter and actor. His screenplay for My Left Foot was shortlisted for an Academy Award; the film won two acting Oscars. His short film, The Dollar Bottom (1980) won an Academy Award for Best Short Film. His published fiction includes A Border Station, which was a bestseller and was shortlisted for the Guinness Peat ... Read more
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