© Disput, 2011
Derry in the 1970s: teenager Joe Logan is growing up in the teeth of the Troubles, having to cope with embittered parents, a brother who's been away and come back with money and a gun in his pocket, harsh school teachers, and the constant awareness of the military presence in the background. Central to the story is the friendship that tentatively grows between Joe and Kathleen, a young school-teacher who brings a fresh perspective to his familiar world.
Shadows on our Skin, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1977, was re-issued in paperback by Headline Review in 2004.
Hamilton 1977
Translated into: Croatian
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