“Across the Barricades” | Joan Lingard

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About the author: Joan Lingard, the author of the novel 'Across the Barricades', was born in Edinburgh in 1932 but grew up in Belfast. She began writing at the age of eleven and has written over twenty children's books and twelve for adults.

Among her best known books is the Kevin and Sadie series, which consists of the following books: "The Twelfth Day of July", "Across the Barricades", "Into Exile", "A Proper Place" and "Hostages to Fortune".

The setting: Joan Lingard’s “Across the Barricades” is a poignant tale of young love set against the backdrop of the sectarian conflicts between Catholics and Protestants in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

The novel is part of a series featuring Kevin and Sadie, a couple whose relationship is put to the test by the social and political tensions of the 1970s.

The city is deeply divided, with Catholics and Protestants living in separate neighborhoods, each marked by its own history of violence and unrest.

The story traces the couple's journey through the challenges of their divided city, as they navigate their own personal struggles and the larger forces that threaten to tear them apart. At its heart, “Across the Barricades” is a powerful testament to the resilience of love in the face of adversity.