Across the Barricades [Hardcover]

Joan Lingard (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Ltd (May 11, 1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0241021677
• ISBN-13: 978-0241021675
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,629,435 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great and interesting book, October 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Across the Barricades (Hardcover)

I didn't expect to read about Sadie and Kevin, until I got into a local library and saw it by chance.This book, I consider, is the best among the Sadie and Kevin series. They did not kill themselves in order to be together in which I think is a wise thing to do.They had faced reality instead of running away from it and they are really worthy of my admiration. Joan Lingard had indeed made this a very enjoyable series which made me read them over and over again!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two Religions - One Problem !!!, May 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Across the Barricades (Hardcover)

I think "Across the barricades" is a very good and exiting book about two young people with big problems. Sometimes you can't imagine that only the religion could be such a big problem. You also won't believe, that there are people who don't like this friendship and that they use weapons against it. It's not only a story - it's true and that's very sad. And it is fantastic that they have the power to go through it. I also like that there are people who have no problems with this relationship and that they help them in these hard times. It's a pitty that this friendly people have to die ... only because one person doesn't like a friendship between a Catholic and a Protestant. But finaly it's a happy ending but you don't know if they will have the chance to live a better life in an other city. I'm glad that my english-teacher had offered me the chance to read this wonderful book in his very interesting english-lessons.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars my review on 'across thee barricades'., December 8, 1999

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mike bottomley (England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Across the Barricades (Hardcover)

I loved 'across the barricades'! It was really effective and it really brought out all the problems that the Irish government are having at the moment. It was also a very sad love story, like 'Romeo and Juliet',but on this story the ending was beautiful. After our class had read this story in our English lesson they were struggling for words as it was so very emotional. A very well written book,highly recomended.