This Man's Wee Boy : A Childhood Memoir Of Peace And Trouble In Derry

'Our street's in Free Derry,' said Gutsy. 'What's Free Derry?' I asked him. 'It's where the police aren't allowed into any more,' he replied. 'The army can only come to the foot of the street but they have to ask to get in.' 'Who do they ask?' I said. 'I dunno,' he shrugged. Set against the background of the growing tensions between residents, the dreaded 'B-men' and the British Army, Tony Doherty skilfully paints a picture of life in a working-class family, the local characters on his street and the joys and tribulations of a child growing up in a city on the verge of civil war. Tony's father, Patsy, is central to the story - a legend in his son's eyes and a man who struggles to raise a family through bitter years of economic inactivity. This is an emotive, laugh-out-loud funny and, at times, heartbreakingly sad portrayal of Tony's relationship with the father he adores, yet slightly fears, right-up to a bitterly cold January afternoon when the conflict changes Tony and his family's life forever. Book jacket.

• | Author: Tony Doherty
• | Publisher: Mercier Press
• | Publication Date: Aug 05, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 178117458X
• | ISBN-13: 9781781174586