Brian Gallagher Secrets And Shadows

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Code 9781847173508

When her home is destroyed in the 1941 Luftwaffe bombing, Grace Ryan moves in with relatives. There she meets Barry Malone, a boy from Liverpool. Barry begins to suspect their teacher Mr Pawlek of spying for the Nazis. But what starts as a..

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Binding: Paperback

Date Published: 24 Sep 2012

'will give readers insight into life during the Second World War and will appeal to readers of 10+ who enjoy mystery or historical fiction'
- * School Librarian Magazine *

'deftly weaving historic fact and period detail into a fictional but nevertheless entirely credible story ... nail-biting'
- * Books Ireland *

'heart-stopping action likely to hold readers aged nine to teens in its thrall'
- * Evening Echo *

About the Author

BRIAN GALLAGHER was born in Dublin. He is a full-time writer whose plays and short stories have been produced in Ireland, Britain and Canada. He has worked extensively in radio and television, writing many dramas and documentaries.Brian is the author of four adult novels, and his other books of historical fiction for young readers are Winds of Change set against the backdrop of Land League agitation, evictions and boycotting in 1880's Ireland; One Good Turn and Friend or Foe - both set in Dublin in 1916; Stormclouds, which takes place in Northern Ireland during the turbulent summer of 1969; Secrets and Shadows, a spy novel that begins with the North Strand bombings during the Second World War; Taking Sides, about the Irish Civil War; Across the Divide, set during the 1913 Lockout; Arrivals, a time-slip novel set between modern and early-twentieth-century Ontario, and Pawns, set during Ireland's War of Independence. Brian lives with his family in Dublin.Find out more about Brian's books at briangallagherwriter.com

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