Shadows on our Skin by Jennifer Johnston
An exquisite, poignant story of an Irish boyhood in the 1970s Derry in the 1970s: teenager Joe Logan is growing up in the teeth of the Troubles, having to cope with embittered parents, a brother who's been away and come back with money and a gun in his pocket, and the constant presence of the British Army in the background. But when Joe develops a friendship with a young school teacher, a fresh perspective is brought to his familiar world. Shadows on our Skin was shortlisted for the 1977 Booker Prize for Fiction
Masterly -- Penelope Lively * The Sunday Times *
She has created a world of her own.. of such material is the finest literature made -- Derek Mahon * Irish Times *
A bittersweet demonstration of the impossibility of love... shot through with a luminous magic -- John Walsh * Independent *
Superbly executed... both enchanted and enchanting * Daily Telegraph *
She has created a world of her own.. of such material is the finest literature made -- Derek Mahon * Irish Times *
A bittersweet demonstration of the impossibility of love... shot through with a luminous magic -- John Walsh * Independent *
Superbly executed... both enchanted and enchanting * Daily Telegraph *
Jennifer Johnston, who died in 2025, was one of the foremost Irish writers of her generation. She won the Whitbread Prize (THE OLD JEST), the Evening Standard Best First Novel Award (for THE CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS), the Yorkshire Post Award, Best Book of the Year (twice, for THE CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS and HOW MANY MILES TO BABYLON?). She was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize with SHADOWS ON OUR SKIN.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780747267911 |
| ISBN 10 | 074726791X |
| Title | Shadows on our Skin |
| Author | Jennifer Johnston |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Headline Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2002-03-04 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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