Afterlives: The Hunger Strike and the Secret Offer That Changed Irish History

by Richard O'Rawe and Ed Moloney

By July 1981 four republican hunger strikers had already died in Long Kesh Prison. A fifth, Joe McDonnell, was clinging to life. To outsiders, Margaret Thatcher appeared unbending; yet, far from the prying eyes of the press, her government was making a substantial offer to the prisoners. On 5 July this offer was given to Gerry Adams in Belfast, and relayed to the prison leadership. In this important sequel to the bestseller Blanketmen, O'Rawe documents...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843511843
• ISBN13: 9781843511847
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Lilliput Press
• Length: 227 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.3"