Rural Ireland, Christmas 1989.The pubs are heaving, the emigrants are home, and a small Sligo town hums with gossip, music, and the sharp chill of winter. But behind frosted windows and whispered talk, something secret is stirring.
Colm Daly has returned from London carrying ghosts he can’t quite shake. His oldest friend, Declan Walsh, is brimming with dangerous ideas—chief among them, a pirate radio station broadcasting songs and voices for those scattered far from home. Ten stolen minutes on the air could unite the parish… or bring the Guards down on them before the turkey’s carved.
As the snow hardens on Ballinastrad’s lanes and Christmas Eve approaches, friendships are tested, loyalties stretched, and love found in the most unexpected corners. Across pubs like Dolan’s and Sheehan’s, whispers grow: are the pirates heroes, fools, or something in between?
Set in the same world as The Whole of the Moon, this is a vivid portrait of 1980s rural Ireland—where music, mischief, and memory collide in the glow of a pub window.
Perfect for fans of Irish fiction steeped in place and time,
Read it for free with Kindle Unlimited.
Genre: Literary Fiction
Colm Daly has returned from London carrying ghosts he can’t quite shake. His oldest friend, Declan Walsh, is brimming with dangerous ideas—chief among them, a pirate radio station broadcasting songs and voices for those scattered far from home. Ten stolen minutes on the air could unite the parish… or bring the Guards down on them before the turkey’s carved.
As the snow hardens on Ballinastrad’s lanes and Christmas Eve approaches, friendships are tested, loyalties stretched, and love found in the most unexpected corners. Across pubs like Dolan’s and Sheehan’s, whispers grow: are the pirates heroes, fools, or something in between?
Set in the same world as The Whole of the Moon, this is a vivid portrait of 1980s rural Ireland—where music, mischief, and memory collide in the glow of a pub window.
Perfect for fans of Irish fiction steeped in place and time,
Read it for free with Kindle Unlimited.
Genre: Literary Fiction
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