Shadows on our Skin

An evocative novel of Ireland and the Irish Troubles of the 1970s

By: Jennifer Johnston

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Paperback | 4 March 2002 | Edition Number 1

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224 Pages

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1.5 x 12.9 x 19.9

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An exquisite, poignant story of an Irish boyhood in the 1970s

Derry in the 1970s: teenager Joe Logan is growing up in the teeth of the Troubles, having to cope with embittered parents, a brother who''s been away and come back with money and a gun in his pocket, and the constant presence of the British Army in the background.

But when Joe develops a friendship with a young school teacher, a fresh perspective is brought to his familiar world.

Shadows on our Skin was shortlisted for the 1977 Booker Prize for Fiction

Industry Reviews

Masterly -- Penelope Lively * The Sunday Times *
She has created a world of her own... of such material is the finest literature made -- Derek Mahon * Irish Times *
A bittersweet demonstration of the impossibility of love... shot through with a luminous magic -- John Walsh * Independent *
Superbly executed... both enchanted and enchanting * Daily Telegraph *

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