County Down, Northern Ireland, 1974. Kevin McBride is barely five years old when an atrocity is perpetrated within earshot of his house. Yet it is of only passing intrigue. He has been born into the Troubles and become immune to the violence, obscene acts that once might have ground society to a halt. A Protestant country for Protestant people, Kevin has his own troubles. He hates primary school and his brother hates him. He fears the very real possibility that he will find himself bound for the dreaded high school, to be used as a toilet brush by the big boys who rain down abuse every lunch...
County Down, Northern Ireland, 1974. Kevin McBride is barely five years old when an atrocity is perpetrated within earshot of his house. Yet it is of ...