Titanic Town

By Mary Costello

1970s violence-torn Belfast, the city where the Titanic was built. One woman decides to make a stand for peace, while her teenage daughter goes through her first romance. It catches a bitter-sweet yet... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0413772101
• ISBN13: 9780413772107
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Methuen Publishing Ltd
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 1.0" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

Truly wonderful...

First time author Mary Costello has written what can only be described as a truly wonderful book. It is the story of Annie McPhelimy's coming of age during the height of the northern Irish Troubles. At times uproariously funny and strikingly poignant, the story gives the reader a glimpse into the inner lives of a family as they go about their daily existence in Catholic West Belfast. The characters are multi-dimensional and well rounded and the story is very well presented. The reader cannot help but feel this family's pain, sorrow and anger as they are surrounded by daily acts of violence. The fact that Costello is able to refrain from turning this novel into a political statement regarding this period in northern Irish history is admirable indeed. Anyone who has the slightest interest in Northern Ireland should read this book. You won't soon forget it...