Border Crossings
Dubliner Kathy O'Faolain's life is inexorably changed when her husband Pearse's brother is murdered by Protestant terrorists in Northern Ireland, and Pearse feels obligated to return home and take his brother's place as a Republican activist
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Kathy O'Faolain is an American woman who seems to have it all: a loving husband, a satisfying career helping troubled teens, and an adorable young son. She lives happily with her Irish husband, Pearse, in Dublin - until Pearse's brother is shot by Protestant terrorists in Pearse's homeland of Northern Ireland. When Pearse feels obligated to return north and take over his brother's role as a Republican leader, Kathy's life is turned upside down.As Kathy struggles to understand the hatred in a troubled land, Pearse grows more deeply entrenched in Republican activities and soon begins to sound like a stranger. As the violence creeps closer and closer to the people Kathy loves most, she is pushed to make a heartbreaking choice - between her love for her husband and her hope for their son's future.
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