Belfast Aurora

A Memoir of a Falls Childhood, 1971-73

Belfast Aurora
Seamus Kelters
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NZ$ 53.99
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NZ$ 45.89
Hardback
h205 x 130mm - 192pg
20 Oct 2021 IRE
International import eta 10-19 days
9781785374142
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' Soon the summer storms became mainly man-made, rumbling and crackling their way up from the terraces and rolling in from the sprawling new estates. Troubles had come again to Belfast, this city of history, hard men and hatred. ' A wordsmith by trade, in Belfast Aurora the late author Seamus Kelters captures his time growing up on the Falls Road at the height of trouble. However, this is not just a Troubles book. It' s a testimony to the love of family and friends in the midst of chaos and tragedy. Within these fifteen unique stories there are lessons, laughter and awareness - a precious gift for the readers he would never meet. It' s a rich journey through the eyes of a child in a troubled place. A place he called home, offering not just the tapestry of a life touched by war, but also the brilliant colours of a child' s world bursting like a rich waving flare in his very own Belfast Aurora.
' Belfast had many heroes and many villains, but it only ever had one Seamus Kelters. ' --David McKittrick, author of Making Sense of the Troubles: A History of the Northern Ireland Conflict
Acclaimed Belfast journalist Seamus Kelters began his career at The Irish News, where he worked on a number of high-profile investigations, including the wrongful convictions of the Birmingham Six. In the 1990s, he joined the BBC as a broadcast journalist, before moving behind the camera, becoming Assistant Editor of BBC Newsline. He is best known as one of the authors of the landmark book Lost Lives (1999), which documented every death that was caused by the Troubles. He died in 2017, at the age of fifty-four.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781785374142
Published: 20 Oct 2021
Published In: Ireland
Imprint: Merrion Press
Publisher: Merrion Press
Format: Hardback
Height: 205mm
Width: 130mm
Pages: 192

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