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Loading... Ahoy for Joy: An inspiring tale of love, loss and forgiveness (edition 2014)by Keith Reilly (Author)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I just finished reading this book, and I am so touched by it. I have felt many emotions while reading, from sadness to anger to joy. To me, that is the mark of a good writer. A chance encounter changes a young man, and in turn, changes others. The poetry is so beautiful, and I don't generally like reading poems. Sadly, I know little about the troubles in Belfast except some vaguely remembered news reports on TV, and while there is so much more to this novel than that, I appreciate the prompting to make me learn more. This book is wonderfully written. Read it and prepare to be touched in so many ways. Read through the sadness; it is worth the journey. ( ) no reviews | add a review
Fiction.
Romance.
For Belfast teenager, Michael Colgan, words haven't always come easily. However this changes after he meets Anna, a Dutch schoolgirl, on holiday. During their romantic, care-free, pen-pal exchanges, full of tales of the present and hopes for the future, Michael gives no clue of his true life, at a time when the 'troubles' dominated Northern Ireland. Anna is enchanted by Michael and his words, which include poems painting beautiful visions of idealistic Irish life as well as stories describing the warmth and humour of the people surrounding him. What Michael doesn't write about is the trauma he experiences, which leaves him all but invisible to his peers, silently suffering as the conflict rages around him. Little does he know the profound effect that his words will have on others... No library descriptions found. |
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