Shadows on our Skin

Download or read book Shadows on our Skin written by Jennifer Johnston and published by Tinder Press. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, harsh school teachers, and the constant awareness of the military presence in the background. Central to the story is the friendship that tentatively grows up between Joe and Kathleen, a young school-teacher who brings a fresh perspective to his familiar world.