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The Convictions of John Delahunt

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Description for The Convictions of John Delahunt Paperback. Dublin, 1841. On a December morning, a small boy is enticed away from his mother and his throat savagely cut. This killing causes a public outcry. For it appears the culprit - a student named John Delahunt - is also an informant for the authorities at Dublin Castle. And strangely, he seems neither to regret what he did nor fear his punishment. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: FFH; FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.

Dublin, 1841. On a cold December morning, a small boy is enticed away from his mother and his throat savagely cut. This could be just one more small, sad death in a city riven by poverty, inequality and political unrest, but this killing causes a public outcry. For it appears the culprit – a feckless student named John Delahunt – is also an informant for the authorities at Dublin Castle. And strangely, this young man seems neither to regret what he did nor fear his punishment. Indeed, as he awaits the hangman in his cell in Kilmainham Gaol, John Delahunt ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Black Swan Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552779418
SKU
V9780552779418
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-40

About Andrew Hughes
Born in Co. Wexford, ANDREW HUGHES was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. A qualified archivist, he worked for RTE before going freelance. It was while researching his acclaimed social history of Fitzwilliam Square – Lives Less Ordinary: Dublin’s Fitzwilliam Square, 1798-1922 – that he first came across the true story of John Delahunt that inspired his debut novel, The Convictions ... Read more

Reviews for The Convictions of John Delahunt
A quite exceptional novel . . . The world he creates has echoes of Kafka and Orwell . . . totally convincing. It draws you in like a trap.
C. J. SANSOM, author of Dissolution and Winter in Madrid
Unputdownable . . . chillingly portrayed . . . a highly sophisticated first novel.
CHARLES PALLISER, author ... Read more

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