John Cole, he of the strong Northern Ireland accent, is one of the most loved of all British TV personalities as the bestselling sales in hb and pb of his autobiography proved. It has long been his ambition to write fiction - this is the result. It is the story of a journalist whose life - and marriage - is wrecked by the sectarian conflict. Flattered into becoming an adviser to the British government in northern Ireland he lets the role go to his head. He neglects his wife, he puts his sons at risk as he courts the inner most circles of the IRA. John Cole, a native of Ulster, brings to his telling the special knowledge of a writer who covered the province as a journalist for many years.
John Cole, he of the strong Northern Ireland accent, is one of the most loved of all British TV personalities as the bestselling sales in hb and pb of his autobiography proved. It has long been his ambition to write fiction - this is the result. It is the story of a journalist whose life - and marriage - is wrecked by the sectarian conflict. Flattered into becoming an adviser to the British government in northern Ireland he lets the role go to his head. He neglects his wife, he puts his sons at risk as he courts the inner most circles of the IRA. John Cole, a native of Ulster, brings to his telling the special knowledge of a writer who covered the province as a journalist for many years.