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WEEKS AFTER his father, Terence, is arrested and jailed in Maze Prison, Tim Connolly arrives in New York to stay with relatives. His mother, Bridget, believes her seventeen-year-old son will be safer with an ocean between him and the Troubles. Tim is not safe, however. Resented by his American unde and bullied and beaten at school, he becomes sullen, withdrawn, and desperately home sick. But when a gym class exercise on the school track reveals his remarkable speed, the track coach recruits Tim for the team. Running becomes Tim's obsession.With every success he gains confidence and courage. Tim's success infuriates his en-emies, whose plots against him grow increasingly violent. Meanwhile his father's hunger strike, and his mother's controversial anti-H-Block crusade, weigh heavily on Tim. As he trains for the 1983 National AAU 800-Meter Championship, Tim is unprepared for the series of shocking events that will occur on race day.
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On the Run, William Shaw
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- 2023
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- Title
- On the Run
- Language
- English
- Authors
- William Shaw
- Publisher
- Wormwood LLC
- Released
- 2023
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 266
- ISBN13
- 9798218168797
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- WEEKS AFTER his father, Terence, is arrested and jailed in Maze Prison, Tim Connolly arrives in New York to stay with relatives. His mother, Bridget, believes her seventeen-year-old son will be safer with an ocean between him and the Troubles. Tim is not safe, however. Resented by his American unde and bullied and beaten at school, he becomes sullen, withdrawn, and desperately home sick. But when a gym class exercise on the school track reveals his remarkable speed, the track coach recruits Tim for the team. Running becomes Tim's obsession.With every success he gains confidence and courage. Tim's success infuriates his en-emies, whose plots against him grow increasingly violent. Meanwhile his father's hunger strike, and his mother's controversial anti-H-Block crusade, weigh heavily on Tim. As he trains for the 1983 National AAU 800-Meter Championship, Tim is unprepared for the series of shocking events that will occur on race day.