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These Days

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by Lucy Caldwell

Set across the four devastating days of the bombing of Belfast in 1941, Caldwell’s richly evocative and moving novel centres on two women forced to confront their complex backgrounds whilst attempting to stay alive under terrifying circumstances.

These Days

Shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2023

Two sisters. Four nights. One City. April, 1941. Belfast has escaped the worst of the war – so far. Following the lives of sisters Emma and Audrey – one engaged to be married, the other in a secret relationship with another woman – as they try to survive the horrors of the Belfast Blitz.

These Days is an unforgettable novel about lives lived under duress, about family, and about how we try to stay true to ourselves.

About the Author

Born in Belfast in 1981, Lucy Caldwell is the multi–award winning author of three novels, several stage plays and radio dramas and, most recently, two collections of short stories: Multitudes (Faber, 2016) and Intimacies (forthcoming, Faber, 2020). She is also the editor of Being Various: New Irish Short Stories (Faber, 2019).

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Weight 0.3 kg
Dimensions 12.8 × 2.6 × 19.7 cm

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