Everything in This Country Must

In Everything in This Country Must, Colum McCann turns to the Troubles in Northern Ireland and reveals the reverberations of political tragedy in the most intimate lives of children and their parents. In the title story, a teenage girl must choose between allegiance to her Catholic father and gratit [...]
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In Everything in This Country Must, Colum McCann turns to the Troubles in Northern Ireland and reveals the reverberations of political tragedy in the most intimate lives of children and their parents. In the title story, a teenage girl must choose between allegiance to her Catholic father and gratitude to the British soldiers who have saved the family's horse. The young hero of "Hunger Strike," a novella, tries to replicate the experience of his uncle, an IRA prisoner on hunger strike. And in "Wood," a small boy does his part for the Protestant marches, concealing his involvement from his blind father.Author Biography: Colum McCann is also the author of two highly praised novels, This Side of Brightness and Songdogs, and one story collection, Fishing in the Sloe-Black River. He has received a Pushcart prize, the Hennessey Award for Irish Writing, and the Irish Rooney Award. He lives in New York City.