The Faloorie Man

"A captivating story of a Belfast childhood..." BOOKLIST "Endearingly captures how a young boy attempts to make sense of his life's certainties..." SUNDAY INDEPENDENT Martin McBride is a young Catholic boy growing up on the streets of post-war Belfast. As he emerges from the cocoon of his parents' love, Martin faces a world of unpredictability and surprise: the shocking discovery of the crucial difference between boys and girls, the scrapes of street and schoolyard, the rigours of education, Teddy boy mania, and the dubious pleasures of illicit sex. But the accidental discovery of a darkly-hidden truth suddenly turns Martin's world upside-down...