Downpatrick: War took their world. Grief stole their innocence. But hope-quiet and stubborn-refused to die.

By Roland Willis and Mr Roland Frank Willis

When war robs them of everything familiar, siblings Oliver and Jenny are sent across the world to a cold, grey village in Northern Ireland - to a two-story stone house ruled by a bitter, broken man they barely know.
Downpatrick is no sanctuary. Here, childhood is a fragile thing, threatened by grief, cruelty, and a silence that weighs heavier with each passing day. Yet amid the soot and sorrow, the children find unlikely pockets of warmth: a kind woman at the dairy, whispered stories in the attic, and the stubborn flame of hope that refuses to be snuffed out
Told with aching tenderness and quiet resilience, Downpatrick is a story of endurance, memory, and the invisible threads that bind us - even in the loneliest places. For in the darkest corners of loss, a different kind of courage begins to grow: the courage to survive, to love, and to begin again.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FL6MS4NZ
• ISBN13: 9798293027941
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"