A compelling novel of complicated love, from one of Ireland's greatest living writers. It is the Second World War, and tragedy strikes many families in Ireland. But it is also a thrilling time in which to be a child and Polly, spending months at her grandparents' house by the sea, barely notices the adults' grief and their efforts to escape the tyranny of religion and family expectation. However, in time Polly too will have a secret. No one else knows the location of her beloved uncle, Sam, barely older than Polly herself, who is meant to be in Cambridge but is dreaming of Communist Cuba, while his decimated family fears losing another son. And, as Polly shyly approaches womanhood, her love for Sam turns into something more explosive.
Title: Shadowstory
Subtitle:
Contributors:
By (author)
Jennifer Johnston
ISBN 13: 9780755383498
ISBN 10: 0755383494
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Imprint: Headline Review
Publication Date: 14/08/2012
Place of Publication:
London,
United Kingdom
Edition:
BIC Subjects:
Modern fiction
NBS Classification: General & Literary Fiction
Dewey Classification:
823.914
(DC23)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Height: 200mm
Width: 170mm
Thickness: 12mm
Weight: 170g