{"product_id":"austin-duffy-cross-2024-paperback-1","title":"Austin Duffy: Cross [2024] paperback","description":"1994, the summer of the ceasefire. In the Northern Irish border town of Cross, after decades of violent activity protesting British rule, a community plays out its end game. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrancie, a principled elder of the cause, has authorised the murder of a policeman; his teenage henchmen are triumphant at pulling it off. In the town square, the Widow Donnelly protests because her son has gone missing. Young Cathy Murphy, the daughter of a Protestant, is trying to find her place among a people who ignore her. And pathological Handy Byrne, whose marksmanship makes him a valuable weapon, is out of control. Meanwhile, paranoia is growing because operations are beginning to go wrong. The townsfolk suspect a tout, but no one is willing to accept the evidence before their eyes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom its dramatic first chapter, Cross is an extraordinary evocation of the loyalties and divisions within a town governed by its own variety of law, where violence is rewarded and complicity is second nature. It is a complex tale of betrayal and brutality at the height of the Troubles, a moving, powerful and empathetic lament for a community that has lost its way in its battle for the nation.","brand":"Duffy, Austin","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":54595406168403,"sku":"XG81803510835","price":7.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/duffy-austin-austin-duffy-cross-2024-paperback-xg81803510835-1254267214.jpg?v=1786805772","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/austin-duffy-cross-2024-paperback-1","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}