John Chambers was brought up on Belfast's notorious Loyalist Glencairn estate, during the height of the Troubles. From an early age he witnessed violence, hatred and horror as Northern Ireland tore itself apart in civil strife. Kneecapping, brutal murders, and even public tarring-and-feathering were
The circuit : stories from the life of a migrant child
✍ Scribed by Jiménez, Francisco, 1943-
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 138 KB
- Edition
- First
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0439188962
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