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Book Synopsis''A clever, compassionate and humorous look at teenage kicks and sectarian strife in early 80s Northern Ireland'' Guardian
School is almost over - and for Paddy, Liz, Christy and Kevin it''s time to figure out what''s next. But before they start the rest of their lives, these teenagers have the ''Cave'' - a place to drink, smoke, flirt and listen to punk music. Somewhere to fend off the spectre of the future.
Because this is Derry in 1981, and the streets outside are a war zone. So when a friend is killed, suddenly the choices of who to be and what side to be on are laid starkly before them. New loves and old loyalties are imperiled even as whole lives hinge on a single decision . . .
''Exhilarating'' Roddy Doyle
''A sensitive and powerful coming-of-age novel'' Observer
''Worth checking out for its loving attention to how it feels to be young and in love in a time of turmoil'' i
''Utterly convincing'' Sunday Times
Trade ReviewWarm but also unsettling and
exhilarating.
That's some feat, but Geraldine Quigley has managed to make it seem easy * Roddy Doyle *
A clever, compassionate and humorous look at teenage kicks and sectarian strife in early 80s Northern Ireland
* Guardian *
A
sensitive and
powerful coming-of-age novel * Observer *
Worth checking out for its
loving attention to how it feels to be
young and
in love in a time of turmoil * i newspaper's Best New Books for 2019 *
A
poignant and powerful coming-of-age
story
* Sunday Mirror *
A
vivid debut. Geraldine's depiction of what could draw ordinary kids into a paramilitary organisation feels
utterly convincing . . . her dialogue feels
sparky and alive * Sunday Times *
A
classic coming of age tale . . .
pitch perfect * Daily Telegraph *
A
beguiling,
confident debut * Irish Independent *
Both
funny and
moving,
Music Love Drugs War is a
poignant coming-of-age novel ...
pitches tender depictions of friendship and love against the
stark backdrop of war, hunger strikes, rioting and plastic bullets * Belfast Telegraph *
If you
happened to like
Derry Girls, you're
in for a treat with
Music Love Drugs War * Sunday Business Post magazine *
