By Sam Burnside

Introduction

Set against the backdrop of the troubles, the novel follows one woman’s journey between the richly diverse outer physical and cultural worlds of Northern Ireland and her inner world where psychological loss of balance intervenes in her pursuit of an  understanding of her own history.

One the one hand, this novel aims to carve out a new and, I believe, importantly different framing of Northern Irish people and their contemporary  culture; on the other hand, I have the usual self-doubts as to its my ability to achieve success with what is a great challenge.

This is my first attempt at creating a novel.

What is it with these days? A dry leaf, rattling across her path makes her jump; a cloud shadow moving just at the edge of perception startles her imagination.