Guard your Heart

Boy meets girl on the Northern Irish border ¿ but what if peace is harder than war?

About the author

With a Masters in Peace and Conflict studies and a day job in Community Relations/Peace building in Derry for over fifteen years, Sue’s writing often touches on diversity and reconciliation in today’s Northern Ireland. This novel was shortlisted for
the 2019 Caledonia Novel Award, was a Finalist in the Irish Novel Fair 2019 and was longlisted in the Mslexia Children’s Novel Award. Guard Your Hear is her first novel.

Summary

Boy meets girl on the Northern Irish border – but what if peace is harder than war?

Additional text

Divin skilfully maintains two attractively distinct voices [and]... sets her story with an insider's knowledge of the dynamics of Derry... absorbing.

Product details

• Authors: Sue Diven, Sue Divin
• Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 12
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9781529041675
• ISBN: 978-1-5290-4167-5
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Young people's books from 12 years of age; Derry / Londonderry, Northern Ireland, Politics & government, Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Social issues: religious issues (Children's / Teenage), Social issues: war & conflict issues (Children's / Teenage), Social Themes / Religion & Faith, Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism, Children’s / Teenage social issues: War and conflict issues, Children’s / Teenage social issues: Religious issues