Coleraine: A Time Remembered by William Connor

Coleraine: A Time Remembered by William Connor

My earliest memories of Ireland fade with each passing year. Yet sometimes, quite unexpectedly, the wonder and beauty of the Ireland I knew returns, stirring within me memories of an enchanted land. And with each encounter I experience a yearning to return, to find a secluded corner in the Anderson Park where I might quietly reflect on what it was like growing up in a town without violence, a town where people lived in relative peace and harmony with one another. While in the park I will remember my father and our leisurely Sunday afternoon walks together. Perhaps too, I will recall a different walk beyond the town and that warm summer evening in the grass, flushed with the excitement of first love. And like every other visit, I will experience the bittersweet memory of family and friends who have passed on and who were, for a time, such an important part of my life.Set in Northern Ireland in the late sixties and early seventies, the novel recalls a chapter in Ireland's troubled past. In the aftermath of a bombing in the quiet town of Ballycastle, Willie Thompson's family struggle to make sense out of what has happened, unaware that this tragic event foreshadows something even more terrible. A work of historical fiction, Coleraine - A Time Remembered, spans a generation, from a time when life was simple, straightforward and innocent, to a time of bloody conflict. It is the story of ordinary people, who find within themselves the strength to deal with the sudden and unexpected hand life has dealt them. It is in the end a people's journey, a story of love and devotion, of courage and tragedy, a story of faith and renewal in a beautiful and troubled land.The characters portrayed in this evocative, moving, and sometimes humourous story, afford the reader a rare glimpse into a way of life in Ireland that has all but disappeared.

A native of Ireland, William Connor was born and educated in Coleraine. At the age of seventeen he left Ireland to seek a new life in Canada. After completing his education at Huron College and the University of Toronto, he spent the greater part of his career in public service. An avid salior and pilot, he now makes his home in Niagara. He continues to write and travel in various parts of the world and to return each year to Ireland.

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ISBN 13	9780986582004
ISBN 10	098658200X
Title	Coleraine: A Time Remembered
Author	William Connor
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Ballintoy Book Publishers
Year published	2010-06-30
Number of pages	252
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