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Country : a novel, Michael Hughes

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After twenty-five years of vicious conflict, the IRA and the British have agreed to an uneasy ceasefire as a first step towards lasting peace. But, faced with the prospect that decades of savage violence and loss have led only to smiles and handshakes, those on the ground in the border country question whether it really is time to pull back--or quite the opposite. When an IRA man's wife turns informer, he and his brother gather their comrades for an assault on the local army base. But old grudges boil over, and the squad's feared sniper, Achill, refuses to risk his life to defend another man's pride. As the gang plots without him, the British SAS are sent to crush the rogue terror cell before it can wreck the fragile truce and drag the region back to the darkest days of the Troubles. Meanwhile, Achill's young protégé grabs his chance to join the fray in his place ... Inspired by the oldest war story of them all, Michael Hughes's virtuoso novel explores the brutal glory of armed conflict, the cost of Ireland's most uncivil war, and the bitter tragedy of those on both sides who offer their lives to defend the dream of country.--
Language
eng
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Publication
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Extent
314 pages
Note
"Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2018 by John Murray (Publishers), an imprint of Hachette UK." -- Title page verso
Isbn
9780062940322
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Country : a novel
Title
Country
Title remainder
a novel
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Michael Hughes
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Author
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Language
eng
Summary
After twenty-five years of vicious conflict, the IRA and the British have agreed to an uneasy ceasefire as a first step towards lasting peace. But, faced with the prospect that decades of savage violence and loss have led only to smiles and handshakes, those on the ground in the border country question whether it really is time to pull back--or quite the opposite. When an IRA man's wife turns informer, he and his brother gather their comrades for an assault on the local army base. But old grudges boil over, and the squad's feared sniper, Achill, refuses to risk his life to defend another man's pride. As the gang plots without him, the British SAS are sent to crush the rogue terror cell before it can wreck the fragile truce and drag the region back to the darkest days of the Troubles. Meanwhile, Achill's young protégé grabs his chance to join the fray in his place ... Inspired by the oldest war story of them all, Michael Hughes's virtuoso novel explores the brutal glory of armed conflict, the cost of Ireland's most uncivil war, and the bitter tragedy of those on both sides who offer their lives to defend the dream of country.--
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Hughes, Michael
Dewey number
823/.92
Index
no index present
LC call number
PR6108.U42
LC item number
C68 2019
Literary form
novels
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  • Irish Republican Army
  • Revenge
  • Terrorism
  • FICTION
  • FICTION
  • Northern Ireland
Target audience
adult
Label
Country : a novel, Michael Hughes
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Copyright
Note
"Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2018 by John Murray (Publishers), an imprint of Hachette UK." -- Title page verso
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
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  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Extent
314 pages
Isbn
9780062940322
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (OCoLC)on1120722059
  • (OCoLC)1120722059
Label
Country : a novel, Michael Hughes
Publication
Copyright
Note
"Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2018 by John Murray (Publishers), an imprint of Hachette UK." -- Title page verso
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Extent
314 pages
Isbn
9780062940322
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (OCoLC)on1120722059
  • (OCoLC)1120722059

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