Book description
DIGGING FOR PEAT in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds the body of a child, and it looks like she’s been murdered. As Fergus tries to make sense of the mad world around him—his brother on hunger-strike in prison, his growing feelings for Cora, his parents arguing over…
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1 author picked Bog Child as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This was first published in 2008 but I was delighted to discover it this year. It piqued my interest for two reasons. It was set during The Troubles in Northern Ireland and wove in was also an archaeological discovery of a girl who died in 80 AD. Moving and perceptive and very educational, but a rippingly engrossing read too.
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