The Garden of Eden All Over Again
Jude Collins(Author)
Pocket Books/TownHouse (Publisher)
Published on 2. April 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-903650-23-3 (ISBN)
Description
A bittersweet tale of 1950s Omagh It's 1959. Adam Faith is topping the hit parade and eighteen year old Jim McGrath is getting ready to leap from school into adult life. But what sort of life? His mother and his uncle, Father Frank, are pushing him towards becoming a priest. On the other hand, Jim's friend Presumer Livingstone seems to be getting a lot more out of life. Whether it's settling old scores with Councillor Traynor or coping with the brutal Brother Dickey, Presumer refuses to be cowed by God or man. And then there's Christy Wenton - a girl who talks about undressing people with her eyes...It's time for Jim to choose between respectability and friendship, the spirit and the flesh.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-903650-23-3 (9781903650233)
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Person
Jude Collins is a senior lecturer in education at the University of Ulster. He is also a columnist with the IRISH NEWS and contributes regularly to BBC Radio Ulster and BBC 5 Live.