{"product_id":"where-grieving-begins-9780745341774","title":"Where Grieving Begins","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe memoir of the 'Brighton Bomber', Patrick Magee\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An important book ... Only by hearing such voices will we shape our understanding into some kind of order and reconciliation'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Irish Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I read this book with total fascination. Different countries, different conflicts, Pat the bomber and I the bombed - yet how extraordinarily similar, intense, complex and healing the experience of reaching out to the hated 'enemy' had been for both of us'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Albie Sachs, former judge on the Constitutional Court of South Africa and chief architect of the post-apartheid constitution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Magee’s narrative is calm and collected; analytical and poetic ... His emotional desire for reconciliation comes across as genuine and heartfelt'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Counterpunch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Patrick Magee is a fine example of a human being making his way through an acute crisis. He and Jo Berry managed to transform the aftermath of a severe conflict into a profoundly useful form of communication. They both deserve our respect and admiration for this'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Scilla Elworthy, founder of the Oxford Research Group, co-founder of Peace Direct and three-time nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A vivid, deeply personal account of why a young, unassuming man became a volunteer in the IRA, risked his life and sacrificed his freedom, to take on not just the British military in Belfast's ghettoes but in the lion's den itself'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Danny Morrison, Secretary of the Bobby Sands Trust and author of All the Dead Voices (Mercier Press, 2002)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Compelling … Pat’s exploration of his journey into republican politics, of life as an IRA volunteer, as a political prisoner and the consequences of the armed actions he participated in, provide an important alternative narrative to that often presented by others’\u003c\/p\u003e -- Gerry Adams, former President of Sinn Fein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Not many autobiographies show an author feeling his way through his life, seeking to understand each phase of it. This one does'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Andersonstown News\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A treatise on processes of responsibility, grieving and reconciliation'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Red Pepper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A fascinating read’\u003c\/p\u003e -- Sunday Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements \u003cbr\u003e Foreword by Jo Berry\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Trace Memories\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Politics of Place \u003cbr\u003e 3. Unity Flats \u003cbr\u003e 4. Joining G Company\u003cbr\u003e 5. Capture and the Lazy K \u003cbr\u003e 6. Back to War \u003cbr\u003e 7. Burnout \u003cbr\u003e 8. Recommitment \u003cbr\u003e 9. Nineteen Eighty-Four\u003cbr\u003e 10. Capture and Trial \u003cbr\u003e 11. Life X 8 \u003cbr\u003e 12. Gate Fever \u003cbr\u003e 13. My God! Him Too? \u003cbr\u003e 14. Bridges Can Be Built \u003cbr\u003e 15. Facing the Enemy\u003cbr\u003e 16. The F Word \u003cbr\u003e 17. The Field of Peace \u003cbr\u003e 18. Postscript \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404323266903,"sku":"9780745341774","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745341774.jpg?v=1730486101","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/where-grieving-begins-9780745341774","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}