The dead beside us
Subtitle: a memoir of growing up in Derry
By: Tony Doherty
Publisher: Mercier Press
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Cork
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781781175125
Subjects: Childhood and youth; Catholics; Biography; Social conditions; Politics and government
Description: "In this sequel to the This Man's Wee Boy, young Tony Doherty struggles to come to terms with the murder of his father, Paddy, on Bloody Sunday and the impact it has on his mother, Eileen, and his brothers and sisters. At nine years old, he knows a terrible wrong has been committed against his family but lacks the understanding or the means to do anything about it - yet. For his fractured family, life goes on, with Tony determined to preserve the memory of his father and the bond they shared, even as he becomes increasingly immersed in the violent conflict raging on Derry's streets. As the 1970s unfold his father's absence remains the backdrop to the teenage Tony's newfound friendships and relationships, an ever-present ache amidst the craic and excitement of Sunday dances, first kisses and a trip to Butlins. Then, at seventeen, Tony decides it's time to join the fight." -- Publisher's website.
Table of contents: title: Hunger in the heart; title: Starman; title: Fancy falls; title: Butlins 1972; title: Monopoly money; title: To the Green Hill of Creggan; title: Shantallow here we come!; title: To school or not to school; title: The age of change; title: The dead beside us.