num_pages: 288
description: The controversial autobiography of the man at the heart of Irish Republican politics. Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams offers his own unique, intimate account of the early years of his career, from his childhood in working-class Belfast to the more turbulent years of social activism that followed. An engaging and revealing self-portrait. photo insert.
language: English
title: Before The Dawn
titlecomplete: Before The Dawn
characters: Annie Adams, Brendan "Bik" Mc Farlane, Mairéad Farrell, Gerry Kelly, Gerry Adams, Dominic Adams
genres: Ireland, Biography, Politics, Memoir, Nonfiction, Autobiography, Irish Literature, History
ratings_count: 292
places: Long Kesh
publisher: Random House UK