Border Crossings

by Carole Bellacera

Book Overview

What happens when an American woman marries a perfectly ordinary Irish professor, hoping to settle down to a tranquil life in Dublin? Answer: A murder. A dilemma. And an abrupt move to Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, where she is thrust into the center of a violent political conflict that threatens to destroy her marriage--and perhaps her life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1468056387
• ISBN13: 9781468056389
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 422 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

deep insight of lives in fear

The green Irish countryside trembles as red Irish blood colors it's pastures and byways.

Heart wrenching and exhilarating.

This book was my first glimpse into the horrendous personal sacrifice and pain caused by The Troubles. My heart was filled with anger, frustration, sorrow, joy and exhilaration as I turned each page through Kathy's life and the course of history in Ireland.

A triumph! BORDER CROSSINGS is the must-read novel of '99

Carole Bellacera paints a vivid--and riveting--portrait of The Irish Troubles as seen through the lives--and loves--of the O'Faolain clan, Irish Catholics living in British occupied Northern Ireland. Irish afficionados will appreciate Bellacera's careful research and special love for this beautiful, conflict-riddled land. But it's the characters themselves that will grab hold of your heart, not letting go until you've reached the final page.Deft pacing, multi-dimensional characters, and Bellacera's infallible understanding of the complexities of human relationships make BORDER CROSSINGS the must-read of 1999.

A moving, powerful and memorable story.

The author writes with insight and compassion about the O'Faolain family, as seen through the eyes of Kathy, an American woman married to an Irishman and living in Northern Ireland. It is a story about responsibilities and passion; about family, loyalty and love; and mostly, it is about the human spirit. Quite simply, BORDER CROSSINGS is breathtaking!

A moving portrait of a family ensnared in violence.

...and the uncertainty of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. A well-drawn cast of characters and a fast-paced plot will keep the reader turning pages while Kathy's fight to save her marriage, and ultimately, herself, will live in reader's memories long after they reach "the end."