Jack Scoltock

First Communion A Collection of Modern Irish Stories (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

What should a young boy do when he discovers that his father is involved in the IRA? Who can you trust when an insane murderer is trapped on the same train you're riding? How can a Catholic child manage to fit in at a Protestant school in Northern Ireland? From the small towns and byways of rural Northern Ireland, this anthology of short stories from renowned Irish author Jack Scoltock provides a rare glimpse into everyday life in the midst of religious and political strife. From coping with family members in the IRA to the trials of Catholic children attending Protestant schools, these stories reveal the complexities of modern living with a deft and insightful eye.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: james J. Deeney
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. März 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781310841729
• Artikelnr.: 48315955

Autorenporträt

Jack Scoltock is one of Irelands best fantasy writers for children of all ages.
He was born in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1942. He is married with two grown-up children.
Jack has many books on the Amazon, Smashwords and Draft2digital.

A scuba diver for over forty years, Jack was one of the divers who found a Spanish Armada wreck in Donegal in 1971. Inspired by a small leather boot found on the wreck, Jack wrote one of his best historical stories about a boy who stows away on an Armada galleon. The Sand Clocker (Spanish Armada Stowaway), is one of Scoltock's most popular history books.
Now retired, Jack Scoltock spends his free time writing.
Challenge of the Red Unicorn, Davey's siege (a siege of Derry story), Perry's Adventure, Justine's Secret Challenge, Seek the Enchanted Antlers, Back To Neverland, are among some of the best of Jacks stories.