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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, harsh school teachers, and the constant awareness of the military presence in the background. Central to the story is the friendship that tentatively grows up between Joe and Kathleen, a young school-teacher who brings a fresh perspective to his familiar world.

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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 *
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Shadows on our Skin

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    A Paperback / softback by Jennifer Johnston

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      Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 04/03/2002
      ISBN13: 9780747267911, 978-0747267911
      ISBN10: 074726791X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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, harsh school teachers, and the constant awareness of the military presence in the background. Central to the story is the friendship that tentatively grows up between Joe and Kathleen, a young school-teacher who brings a fresh perspective to his familiar world.

      Trade Review
      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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