Lives and hearts turned upside down....
This is Northern Ireland in the 1980s, and the Troubles are tearing
apart the country. Neighbour turns on neighbour as the
Catholic/Protestant divide rages on. In Maze Prison, a group of men
start a hunger strike, wanting to be recognised as political prisoners,
while on the outside, personal lives are also caught up in the
turmoil....
When Bronwyn and Danny married, she had high hopes for their future. Now
they barely speak, and Danny keeps such strange hours. When Bronwyn
learns Danny is involved in a shooting, she calls the police, and he's
sent off to the Maze, where he joins the hunger strikes.
Meanwhile Rose James is not a pretty girl, nor is she strong. But she's
risking everything to date Connor Dean, a Protestant. When Connor is
shot, Rose's world threatens to tear apart. With nowhere to go, she
moves in with Connor's mother, Mary, a formidable woman who also lost
Connor's father to the Troubles. But it's not long before Mary sets out
to get rid of Rose, travelling to the Maze to enlist Danny's help....
Set against the backdrop of the Troubles, The Hunger Within is rich
with history, pathos and the unique pride that comes with surviving in a
dark and hostile time.
