
The WOMAN on the BRIDGE by SHEILA O'FLANAGAN
Insights from The WOMAN on the BRIDGE
“She wasn’t a soldier, just a girl with a bicycle.”
Winnie joins the fight for Irish independence almost by accident. It shows how regular life keeps happening even during a revolution.
Marriage in the 1920s felt like a cage for women with big ideas. Winnie had to hide her work from the man she loved.
“The Liffey kept flowing, indifferent to the war on its banks.”
The bridge in Dublin is more than just a place to meet. It represents the thin line between being a citizen and being a rebel.
Trusting a neighbor becomes impossible when everyone has a secret. One wrong word to a friend could end in a raid.
- Published
- 2023
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- ISBN
- 9781035402779
- Language
- EN