AN IRISH LEGACY

Banned in Northern Ireland

NZ$24.95 (approx US$13)

AN IRISH LEGACY
by Ian Wishart
ISBN 0-9583717-2-5    Barcode 9780958371728
300 pages, illus. 216mm H x 139mm W. TrPB

Now in development as a major motion picture, An Irish Legacy tells the story of the Belfast Troubles, through the eyes of a man who tried to escape them, but couldn't.

It is a story of courage:
"We heard the sound of helicopter blades chopping the air, and then these monsters appeared out of the sky and started dumping tear gas on us. And the gas modules were exploding all around us and then I saw about 400 paratroopers storming down the main avenue of the prison to attack us."

It is a story of the unexpected:
With an almighty splintering and a shower of soot, dust and plaster fragments, Danny Butler landed on Widow Stephenson's bed, which contained a very startled Widow Stephenson, and smiled weakly at her as the old wooden bed gave way a second later and collapsed to the ground.

It is the story of an escape from death:
"O'Prey comes running up this grass verge that ran alongside the railings of the demolition site fence, and he's reaching inside his jacket for something with this evil look on his face. I just gunned it and went straight for him - boom, right up in the air he went."

...into a seven year hell:
"Despite a death threat against Mr Butler being made by the IPLO...we advise that the Butler family are not eligible for residence in New Zealand on humanitarian grounds."