Memna

The Deep End by novelist Mary Rose Callaghan tells of growing up in Dublin from the mid-1940s in a once well-off family fallen on hard times and forced at times to struggle with extreme poverty.

Car Bombs and Barrack Busters tells for the first time the remarkable story of a unique group of elite solders who continually risked their lives to disarm explosive devices planted by paramilitaries on the south side of the Irish Border.

“Phyl Herbert has written her own story with remarkable courage. She bears witness to sexual hypocrisy validated by the repressive mores and dictates of church and government. Yet her story is ultimately one of hope and survival. And love. It is written in elegant simple prose that will haunt you long after you’ve turned its final powerful pages.” — Gabriel Byrne, actor and director