{"product_id":"9780765335227","title":"Now and in the Hour of Our Death : A Novel of the Irish Troubles","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNow and in the Hour of Our Death\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Patrick Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Taylor's \u003ci\u003eNow and in the Hour of Our Death\u003c\/i\u003e  is a moving  and compelling portrait of ordinary men and women caught up  in a conflict not of their making, and of the way the past holds onto us even as we try to move on into an uncertain future.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNine years ago, the bloody conflict in Northern Ireland tore apart two young lovers, consuming their hopes and dreams and changing their lives forever. Now, in 1983, Davy McCutcheon and Fiona Kavanagh find   themselves worlds apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Davy, once a bomb-maker for the Provisional IRA, is serving a twenty-five-year sentence in a British prison. Having seen enough of death and violence, he wants nothing more  to do with the struggle that cost him his freedom and his love. But old loyalties die hard and, despite himself, Davy is drawn into a dangerous conspiracy on behalf of his fellow Provos . . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Meanwhile, Fiona has forged a new life for herself in Vancouver, British Columbia, far away from the war-torn streets of Belfast. Now a  vice-principal at a  local elementary school, she has a successful  career, good friends, and a new man in her life. Yet she remains  haunted by painful memories of  her troubled homeland—and the love she  left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003ePray for Us Sinners\u003c\/i\u003e is written with heartfelt urgency to explain Ulster rather than demonize the place and the population. A deeply felt thriller and a very valuable one.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Flawlessly researched and . . . nails the chips-and-guns-with-everything atmosphere of violence in mid-1970s Ulster.” —\u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire on Pray for Us Sinners\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Taylor . . . captivates and entertains from the first word.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765335227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Forge Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40631459119310,"sku":"9780765335227","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_3c04fa32-8402-4329-a20b-910b87124822.jpg?v=1638843955","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765335227","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}