The book is empathetic, brilliantly constructed and unlikely to be surpassed as a document of what happened in Northern Ireland and how sectarian violence echoes long after the fighting has stopped.

It turned into much more — a book that navigated through the history of Northern Ireland from the late 60s to the present day. One that gave some context to the stories. A narrative that focused on ...

They had probably never set foot in Ireland ... s book looks closely at Conlon and Noraid in Philadelphia during the early 1970s. That city was an important destination for northern emigrants ...