The Street & Other Stories - by Gerry Adams (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A gripping collection of stories reflecting everyday life in the turmoiled streets of West Belfast.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>One of the world's best-known political figures shares stories that reveal the humanity and indomitable spirit of ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events. The moving accounts of the fictional characters in these eighteen short stories are set against the political turmoil of Gerry Adams' native Belfast.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A serious art. It is a good bet that James Joyce would read Gerry Adams' short stories to learn about souls in Belfast as the world reads Dubliners.--James Clarity, of the <i>New York Times<i> "Writing In The Irish Independent "<br><br>Adams has a lively style, and the vernacular of West Belfast rings true...The book provides an insight into a side of life often only glimpsed--and provides a challenging perspective.--The Belfast Telegraph<br><br>He writes convincingly and with compassion...The warmth of Adams' writing comes from the affection of a man for the remembered things of the past.--Times Literary Supplement<br><br>Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams is a natural storyteller.--Irish Echo<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Gerry Adams is the President of Sinn F é in. Along with John Hume of the SDLP, he is the architect of the Hume-Adams Initiative that is the basis of the current peace process in Northern Ireland. He is the author of several other books including: Free Ireland: Towards a Lasting Peace, Falls Memories, and An Irish Voice all published by Roberts Rinehart. He lives in West Belfast.
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