Author

Publication

2005 - Scribner, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

93,500 words, Guess

Page Count

374 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2005434991
  • Goodreads3536788
  • LibraryThing1137015

Classifications

  • DDC823.92
  • LCCPR6104.E24 T57 2005

Description

"It is November 1979. Kathleen's son Sean has just been transferred to Belfast's most notorious prison - Long Kesh, recently renamed the Maze. Kathleen knows that he will join the other prisoners on their non-cooperation protest, known as the Blanket. Rumours of a hunger strike are beginning to circulate." "John Dunn has finished twenty years in the British Army. After three tours of Belfast, he's found a girl and a house and a job as a prison guard." "In the weeks before Christmas, both Kathleen and John will find themselves in impossible situations. Both will have to find a way to survive when everything they love is in danger of being destroyed."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Topics

FictionMaze PrisonFiction, politicalFiction, historicalPolitics and governmentNorthern ireland, fictionFiction, historical, general

Times

Genres

  • Fiction.

Other Editions

  • This human seasonScribner2005-01-01

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