Thirteen connected stories told in their own voices by the men, women and children of an Irish family journeying through the exciting changes of the 20th Century. Featuring heartbreak, humour, courage and love - the beauty and tragedy of Ireland await you in this bold first novel... Recent reviews for The Winds of Longing Blow: "This book is a must read. It reminds me of the style of Frank O'Connor. I would thoroughly recommend this book. This is a book I would happily return to." "An excellent read...the storylines believable. Really enjoyed it. "An interesting, riveting book."
Thirteen connected stories told in their own voices by the men, women and children of an Irish family journeying through the exciting changes of the 20th Century. Featuring heartbreak, humour, courage and love - the beauty and tragedy of Ireland await you in this bold first novel... Recent reviews for The Winds of Longing Blow: "This book is a must read. It reminds me of the style of Frank O'Connor. I would thoroughly recommend this book. This is a book I would happily return to." "An excellent read...the storylines believable. Really enjoyed it. "An interesting, riveting book."
Adam Stephenson was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1965. His family emigrated to Canada in 1967, returning to NI at the height of 'The Troubles'. A second failed emigration to South Africa a year later brought them face to face with the harshness of Apartheid. His family finally returned to Northern Ireland in 1976 where he has lived ever since. He describes himself as having had many guises including that of schoolboy truant, journalist and therapist. Along the way he has dabbled with a drinking career at university, working as a craftsman, a street cleaner, with the homeless and in the field of welfare rights. Adam currently lives in a 'decaying, Georgian, wreck by the sea' with his wife and teenage daughter.
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