{"product_id":"cross-6","title":"Duffy Austin: Cross [2025] paperback","description":"1994, the summer of the ceasefire. In the Northern Irish border town of Cross, after decades of violent protest against British rule, a community plays out its end game. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrancie, a principled elder of the cause, has authorised the murder of a policeman; his teenage henchmen are triumphant at pulling it off. In the town square, the Widow Donnelly protests because her son has gone missing. Young Cathy Murphy, the daughter of a Protestant, is trying to find her place among a people who ignore her, and pathological Handy Byrne, whose marksmanship makes him a valuable weapon, is out of control. Meanwhile, paranoia is growing because operations are beginning to go wrong. The townsfolk suspect a tout, but no one is willing to accept the evidence before their eyes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCross is an extraordinary act of ventriloquism, intimately capturing the language, humour, loyalties and divisions within a lawless town, where violence is rewarded and complicity is second nature. It is an intricate tale of betrayal and brutality at the height of the Troubles, a moving, powerful and empathetic lament for a community that has lost its way in its battle for the nation.","brand":"Duffy, Austin","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50945634730323,"sku":"9781803510842","price":11.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/austin-duffy-duffy-austin-cross-2025-paperback-9781803510842-1161531057.jpg?v=1746751533","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/cross-6","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}