Eden Burning

by Deirdre Quiery

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Pub Date 1 Oct 2015 | Archive Date 20 Apr 2016

Urbane Publications

General Fiction (Adult) | Mystery & Thrillers

Description

Two families collide in a compelling tale of love, loyalty, and hate during the Troubles in Belfast, 1972

Tom listened to Mrs McLaughlin's brogues briskly clump across the marble floor towards the exit at the back of the Church. When the wooden door thumped closed, he looked around the Church to make sure that he was alone, then heaved himself to his feet, opened the Confessional, blessed himself, and in the darkness whispered to Father Anthony, “Father, get me a gun.”

Northern Ireland, 1972. On the Crumlin Road, Belfast, the violent sectarian Troubles have forced Tom Martin to take drastic measures to protect his family. Across the divide William McManus pursues his own particular bloody code, murdering for a cause. Yet both men have underestimated the power of love and an individual's belief in right and wrong, a belief that will shake the lives of both families with a greater impact than any bomb blast. This is a compelling, challenging story of conflict between and within families—driven by religion, belief, loyalty, and love. In a world deeply riven by division, how can any individual transcend the seemingly inevitable violence of their very existence?

Two families collide in a compelling tale of love, loyalty, and hate during the Troubles in Belfast, 1972

Tom listened to Mrs McLaughlin's brogues briskly clump across the marble floor towards the...

Advance Praise

“Catapulting us into 1970s Belfast in the heart of the Troubles, Eden Burning pulses with conflict and introduces us to a cast of characters we profoundly care about, even when they are warring with each other. Above all, though, it is a novel with a true spiritual and emotional heart.” Rachel Connor, bestselling author of Sisterwives

“Catapulting us into 1970s Belfast in the heart of the Troubles, Eden Burning pulses with conflict and introduces us to a cast of characters we profoundly care about, even when they are warring...

Available Editions

EDITION	Paperback
ISBN	9781909273900
PRICE	£8.99 (GBP)

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Featured Reviews

Andrew W, Reviewer

Review as posted on Goodreads:
I am very impressed by this debut novel by Deirdre Quiery. It is well crafted, with a cast of believable, if not always likeable characters.

It is a story across several very disjointed families set at the height of the sectarian violence in Belfast in the 1970s.

When I saw the chapter headings I expected a book set over a couple of weeks in early 1972. However the story manages to go much deeper than this, with clever use of flashbacks to help develop the back-story.

My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher, Urbane Publications for a copy in exchange for an honest review.

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Martha B, Reviewer

A very well written account of the Troubles, although I was reduced to tears at times by the descriptions. The characters were believable but not always likeable. I have reviewed on Goodreads also.