3/20/2023 0 Comments Pitchperfect the war on drugs![]() If you'd like to know how it was to be that age when you're at the cusp of becoming an adult in the troubles. I missed not knowing what happened in the years between. I laughed and cried and when I finished it I missed them. The characters are as teenagers are now just with different peer pressures. This book put me back to places that are still there now in different times. Anyway we were educated on Irish history in schools and out of. We were to hate them but I never really knew growing up why. Police where still raiding our estate for guns and were an unwelcome presence for many years after. pitches tender depictions of friendship and love against the stark backdrop of war, hunger strikes, rioting and plastic bullets ― Belfast Telegraph If you happened to like Derry Girls, you're in for a treat with Music Love Drugs War ― Sunday Business Post magazine About the Author pitch perfect ― Daily Telegraph A beguiling, confident debut ― Irish Independent Both funny and moving, Music Love Drugs War is a poignant coming-of-age novel. her dialogue feels sparky and alive ― Sunday Times A classic coming of age tale. ![]() Geraldine's depiction of what could draw ordinary kids into a paramilitary organisation feels utterly convincing. That's some feat, but Geraldine Quigley has managed to make it seem easy ― Roddy DoyleĪ clever, compassionate and humorous look at teenage kicks and sectarian strife in early 80s Northern Ireland ― Guardian A sensitive and powerful coming-of-age novel ― Observer Worth checking out for its loving attention to how it feels to be young and in love in a time of turmoil ― i newspaper's Best New Books for 2019 A poignant and powerful coming-of-age story ― Sunday Mirror A vivid debut. Warm but also unsettling and exhilarating. That's some feat' Roddy Doyle 'A poignant and powerful coming-of-age story' Sunday Mirror 'A novel that is warm but also unsettling and exhilarating. With humour and compassion, Geraldine Quigley reveals the sometimes slippery reasons behind the decisions we make, and the unexpected and intractable ways they shape our lives. Some choices are irreversible, and choosing to fight will take hold of their lives in ways they never imagined. A friend is killed, and Christy and Paddy, stunned out of their stupor, take matters into their own hands. But this is Derry in 1981, and they can't ignore the turmoil of the outside world. ![]() Through a fog of marijuana, beer and budding romance, the future is distant and unreal. Most days, Christy, Paddy and Kevin lie around listening to Dexys and Joy Division. But it's hard to focus when there's the allure of their favourite hangout place, the dingy 'Cave', where they go to drink and flirt and smoke. this debut marks out Quigley as a writer of compassion and humour' Guardian The end of the school year is approaching, and siblings Paddy and Liz McLaughlin, Christy Meehan, Kevin Thompson and their friends will soon have to decide what they're going to do with the rest of their lives. 11:40 – Twitter.'A clever multiple-narrative account of teenage kicks and sectarian strife in early 80s Northern Ireland.10:29 – Talks about Kyle Newman’s new film Barely Lethal.Is she looking to explore different genres? 8:10 – Talks about working with Asa Butterfield again after Ender’s Game and how they both loved the script for Ten Thousand Saints.6:57 – Describes her character in Ten Thousand Saints and how she figures into the plot.Talks about how she was a big fan of the first film and the excitement of going through “the initiation process” and becoming a Bella. Discusses how this is her first time being at the festival and the “community” aspect of the fest. 3:45 – Talks about the drug use in the film and being ready to tackle more mature subject matter.2:30 – Why was she drawn to Ten Thousand Saints?.:45 – What have the last two years been like for her working on all these big projects? Remembers how True Grit was shot and released in the same year and sent her on a whirlwind.:10 – Talks about how she and Emile Hirsch are debating her height.As usual, I’ve time indexed the interview to provide an overview of the conversation. ![]()
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