Bog Child

from mamzel

Excellent story taking place in a town on the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. A mummified body is discovered by a boy who falls in love with the anthropologist's daughter, worries about his older brother in prison, and is talked into carrying mysterious packages back ...

from mamzel

Excellent story taking place in a town on the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. A mummified body is discovered by a boy who falls in love with the anthropologist's daughter, worries about his older brother in prison, and is talked into carrying mysterious packages back ...

from 68papyrus

Bog Child takes place in Ireland during the turbulent 1980's. While digging for peat with his uncle, Fergus discovers the body of a small child who appears to have been murdered. Throughout the novel the bog child's story is revealed to us in Fergus' dreams. While pondering what happened to the s...

from librarybrandy

On a study break from preparing for his A-level exams, Fergus accompanies his uncle Tally on a peat-digging trip when they find the body in the bog. Police argue about which side of Ireland's north-south border the body is on and therefore who is responsible for handling this apparent murder case...

from Ayling

This surprised me as being a book I very quickly found myself getting into.Dowd's style is simple, but beautiful - like being gently cushioned and guided through the story she tells. It is set on the border between North Ireland and South Ireland, in 1981 when the Troubles in Ireland were strong ...