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A Place Apart
Northern Ireland in the 1970s
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A Place Apart
A Place Apart is a remarkable geographical and psychological travelogue that risesabove history, politics, theology and economics.
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A Place Apart is a remarkable geographical and psychological travelogue that rises above history, politics, theology and economics.
Created by a southern Irishwoman, cycling into the mayhem of Northern Ireland in order to try and sort out her own opinions and emotions about this troubled land. She came equipped with her own childhood experiences of murder and Republican martyrdom, but was otherwise unfettered by sectarian loyalties and armed with a delightful curiosity, a fine ear for anecdote, an ability to stand her own at the bar, and a penetrating intelligence.
She travelled extensively through both town and country, frequently finding herself in horrifying situations, and sometimes among people stiff with hate and grief. But equally, she discovered an unquenchable spirit everywhere that refused to die.
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A Place Apart by Dervla Murphy is praised for its genial, tolerant, and affectionate writing style. The Times highlights the remarkable ability of the book to derive something precious and insightful from challenging environments, akin to a 'foul oyster producing a pearl'.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781780600116
Publisher: Eland Publishing Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 31 October 2014
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Eland Publishing Ltd
Illustration: Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 370g
Pages: 320
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About the Author
Dervla Murphy (born Lismore, County Waterford, 1931) was determined to write, not to marry, and to travel to India. She realised two of these ambitions in Full Tilt, her first book, which describes her exuberant bicycle ride from Lismore - where she still lives - to India, through Iran and Afghanistan. It has been followed by some twenty further titles, including an acclaimed memoir, Wheels within Wheels. Her most recent book is A Month by the Sea: Encounters in Gaza.
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