The woman on the bridge / Sheila O'Flanagan.
By: O'Flanagan, Sheila.
Publisher: London : Headline Review, 2023Description: 370 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781035402779 (hbk.) :; 1035402777 (hbk.) :.Subject(s): General | General Fiction | Modern & contemporary fiction | Historical fiction | Family & relationships: advice & issues | Dublin (Ireland) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction | Ireland -- History -- Civil War, 1922-1923 -- FictionSummary: Dublin, 1920s. As war tears Ireland apart, two young people are caught up in events that will bring love, tragedy - and the hardest of choices. In a country fighting for freedom, it's hard to live a normal life. Winnie O'Leary supports the cause, but she doesn't go looking for trouble. Then rebel Joseph Burke steps into her workplace. Winnie is furious with him about a broken window. She's not interested in romance. But love comes when you least expect it. Joseph's family shelter fugitives and transport weapons. Joseph would never ask Winnie to join the fight; but his mother and sisters demand commitment. Will Winnie choose Joseph, and put her own loved ones in deadly danger? Or wait for a time of peace that may never come?| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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| Adult book | Chester Lane Library Novels | Issued | 07/05/2024 | 38055400022726 | |||
| Adult book | Eccleston Library Novels | Issued | 25/04/2024 | 38055400022727 | |||
| Adult book | Haydock Library Novels | Available | 38055400022728 | ||||
| Adult book | Newton-le-Willows Library Novels | Available | 38055400022729 | ||||
| Adult book | St Helens Library Novels | Available | 38055400022730 |
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Dublin, 1920s. As war tears Ireland apart, two young people are caught up in events that will bring love, tragedy - and the hardest of choices. In a country fighting for freedom, it's hard to live a normal life. Winnie O'Leary supports the cause, but she doesn't go looking for trouble. Then rebel Joseph Burke steps into her workplace. Winnie is furious with him about a broken window. She's not interested in romance. But love comes when you least expect it. Joseph's family shelter fugitives and transport weapons. Joseph would never ask Winnie to join the fight; but his mother and sisters demand commitment. Will Winnie choose Joseph, and put her own loved ones in deadly danger? Or wait for a time of peace that may never come?