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Authors: Brian Gallagher
BRIAN GALLAGHER is a full-time writer whose plays and short stories have been produced in Ireland, Britain and Canada. He has written extensively for radio and television and for many years was one of the scriptwriters on RTÉ’s
Fair City.
He collaborated with composer Shaun Purcell on the musical,
Larkin
, for which he wrote the book and lyrics, and on
Winds of Change
for RTÉ’s Lyric FM. His first book of historical fiction for young readers was
Across the Divide,
set in the 1913 Dublin Lockout, followed by
Taking Sides,
set against the background of the Civil War.
Brian lives with his family in Dublin.
Liam and Nora form an unlikely friendship when he helps her out during a music competition. Liam’s father, a mechanic, is a proud trade union member, while Nora’s father is a prosperous wine importer. When Jim Larkin takes on the might of the employers in 1913, resulting in strikes, riots and lockouts, Liam and Nora’s loyalties are torn and their friendship challenged.
Annie Reilly wins a scholarship to Eccles Street School. There she makes friends with Susie O’Neill, and, through her, Peter Scanlon, a boy from a wealthy family who goes to school at Belvedere. But civil war is brewing in Ireland and hotheaded Peter has become involved in running messages for the rebels. When Annie is kidnapped, Peter is forced to make a terrible choice. Should he risk his life and betray his cause for Annie? And can they ever be friends again after this?
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First published 2012
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Secrets and Shadows
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