Patrick MageeWhere Grieving Begins
Building Bridges After the Brighton Bomb - A Memoir
Patrick Magee was a committed member of the IRA for 27 years, fighting against British rule of Ireland under partition. He was responsible for planting the 'Brighton Bomb' in 1984. Since his release from prison after the Good Friday Agreement, he has worked towards building a common understanding of the past. He completed his PhD whilst in prison, and is the author of Gangsters or Guerrillas? Representations of Irish Republicans in Troubles Fiction (Beyond the Pale Publications, 2001). He remains a republican.
Acknowledgements
Foreword by Jo Berry
Introduction
1. Trace Memories
2. The Politics of Place
3. Unity Flats
4. Joining G Company
5. Capture and the Lazy K
6. Back to War
7. Burnout
8. Recommitment
9. Nineteen Eighty-Four
10. Capture and Trial
11. Life X 8
12. Gate Fever
13. My God! Him Too?
14. Bridges Can Be Built
15. Facing the Enemy
16. The F Word
17. The Field of Peace
18. Postscript
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