All the Walls of Belfast, Sarah Carlson
All the Walls of Belfast, Sarah Carlson
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All the Walls of Belfast

Author: Sarah Carlson

Narrator: Alana Kerr Collins, Gary Furlong

Unabridged: 6 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/12/2019

Synopsis

The Carnival at Bray meets West Side Story in Sarah Carlson’s powerful YA debut; set in post-conflict Belfast (Northern Ireland), alternating between two teenagers, both trying to understand their past and preserve their future. Seventeen-year-olds, Fiona and Danny must choose between their dreams and the people they aspire to be.Fiona and Danny were born in the same hospital. Fiona’s mom fled with her to the United States when she was two, but, fourteen years after the Troubles ended, a forty-foot-tall peace wall still separates her dad’s Catholic neighborhood from Danny’s Protestant neighborhood.After chance brings Fiona and Danny together, their love of the band Fading Stars, big dreams, and desire to run away from their families unites them. Danny and Fiona must help one another overcome the burden of their parents’ pasts. But one ugly truth might shatter what they have…

About Sarah Carlson

Sarah is a YA author focused on exploring contemporary issues facing youth today. She is a member of SCBWI. All the Walls of Belfast is her debut novel. Currently, She lives near Madison, Wisconsin with her husband and two small children. She has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, a Masters of Science in Education, and an Education Specialist degree in School Psychology.

Reviews

Goodreads review by jessica on November 18, 2020

wow. okay. when i picked this up, not for one second did i think this would be a story that would make me emotional. yet here we are. maybe its because ireland has such a special place in my heart, with belfast occupying a large portion of that space, but i felt like i lived and breathed every word......more

Goodreads review by Madalyn (Novel Ink) on March 16, 2019

This review originally appeared on Novel Ink. I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. *Content warnings: violence; child abuse; extensive talk of the Troubles and the violence and death that came along wit......more

Goodreads review by Alex on April 04, 2019

This was so good! I adored this book. Fiona and Danny were both such well developed characters and I loved the family dynamic each of them was dealing with. I also really enjoyed the cultural element to this book. It's not own voices (the author is American) and I am American, so I can't speak for a......more

Goodreads review by Angie on March 15, 2019

Originally reviewed here @ Angieville I have had a string of lovely successes with contemporaries lately. I wonder, sometimes, about the phases we go through, both in reading and in life in general and whether or not (or where) they align. I'm not always able to see the patterns amid the daily viciss......more

Goodreads review by Samantha (WLABB) on March 04, 2019

All the Walls of Belfast was one of the freshest and more interesting take on Romeo & Juliet, that I have read in quite a while. Who? • Fiona: Born in Belfast, but raised in the US, she was largely unaware of the Troubles and the shadow they cast over Northern Ireland. • Danny: A Belfast resident, wh......more

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