The Mill for Grinding Old People Young Paperback / softback
by Glenn Patterson, Glenn Patterson
Paperback / softback
Description
In the cold dawn of Christmas Day 1897, Gilbert Rice, 85 years old and with failing health, recounts his journey into manhood in a city on the cusp of great change.
Belfast in the 1830s was a city in flux. Industrialisation had led to an increase in commerce and the rapid swell of the population as workers flocked to the newly created jobs.
Gilbert, a young man with prospects, begins work with the Ballast Office, looking after Belfast Port.
Beneath the shadow of the Harland & Wolff shipyard Gilbert explores this ever expanding and exciting city whilst becoming aware of the political undertones and the sectarian tensions that still brew beneath its respectable veneer.
In a city that still resonates with the legacy of the 1798 Rebellion Gilbert begins to question the injustices that he sees.
When he meets Maria, a Polish barmaid, he is drawn into a love affair that will drive him to make a stand against those he sees as harming the city that he loves.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:272 pages
- Publisher:Faber & Faber
- Publication Date:03/01/2013
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- ISBN:9780571281855
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:272 pages
- Publisher:Faber & Faber
- Publication Date:03/01/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9780571281855