BOOK LAUNCH: Longlines by Caoilte Breatnach

Longlines by Caoilte Breatnach

Published by Greenisland Press

Longlines reflects on some of the challenges facing militant republicans in Ireland during the peace process negotiations in the mid-1990s. JJ Hynes, an IRA veteran of the Troubles in Derry and Belfast, is on the run. In the Netherlands, he finds refuge with survivors of the Dutch Resistance who, like himself, are also struggling with memories of the pastv. Called back to Ireland, JJ is tasked with persuading comrades in the West to back the ‘road to peace’, a process he wants to believe in. While there, he finds himself drawn into rural community life and is soon faced with unexpected consequences of past events. History, politics, and possible redemption come together in a narrative that reads like a thriller but asks serious and important questions about the interweaving of personal and national trauma.

Caoilte Breatnach has authored a number of books on folklore and local history. He has also contributed to heritage and cultural publications, television and radio broadcasts. This is his first novel. More info on website: Longlines-novel.com

Longlines will be available to purchase on the night. Fiction 236pp P/B, ISBN 9783949573064 | £16 / €18

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