Through the Barricades

Deegan, Denise

ISBN 10: 1540695662 / ISBN 13: 9781540695666

Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 40918971-6

Synopsis:

WINNER OF THE SCBWI SPARK AWARD 2016

She was willing to sacrifice everything for her country.
He was willing to sacrifice everything for her. 
 
'Make a difference in the world,' are the last words Maggie Gilligan's father ever says to her. They form a legacy that she carries in her heart, years later when, at the age of fifteen, she tries to better the lives of Dublin's largely forgotten poor.  
 
'Don't go getting distracted, now,' is what Daniel Healy's father says to him after seeing him talking to the same Maggie Gilligan. Daniel is more than distracted. He is intrigued. Never has he met anyone as dismissive, argumentative... as downright infuriating.
 
A dare from Maggie is all it takes. Daniel volunteers at a food kitchen. There, his eyes are opened to the plight of the poor. It is 1913 and Dublin's striking workers have been locked out of their jobs. Their families are going hungry. Daniel and Maggie do what they can. Soon, however, Maggie realises that the only way to make a difference is to take up arms.
 
The story of Maggie and Daniel is one of friendship, love, war and revolution, of two people who are prepared to sacrifice their lives: Maggie for her country, Daniel for Maggie. Their mutual sacrifices put them on opposite sides of a revolution. Can their love survive?

About the Author: Denise Deegan lives in Dublin with her family where she regularly dreams of sunshine, a life without cooking and her novels being made into movies.

She has been a nurse, a china restorer, a pharmaceutical sales rep, a public relations officer, an entrepreneur and a college lecturer. Her most difficult job was checkout girl, though ultimately this 'experience' did inspire a short story...

Denise's books have been published by Penguin, Random House, Hachette and Lake Union Publishing. Her novels for Young Adults include The Butterfly Novels: And By The Way, And For Your Information and And Actually.

Denise writes women's fiction as Aimee Alexander. Her titles have become international best-sellers on Kindle and include: Pause to Rewind, The Accidental Life of Greg Millar and All We Have Lost.

Denise is represented by the East West Literary Agency and Barry Krost Management. She is a member of the SCBWI. Find out more on denisedeegan.com

Bibliographic Details

Title: Through the Barricades
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication Date: 2016
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
Edition: 1st Edition.