Jane Buckley Books in Order

In 1972 Derry, nineteen-year-old Caitlin McLaughlin works at a shirt factory amid the Troubles. Her relationship with James, a Protestant from the factory owner's family, places personal hopes against sectarian divisions and escalating violence.

Following disaster at a Derry hotel meeting, Caitlin McLaughlin, James Henderson, and their communities face the worsening violence of the Troubles. Their search for love and survival unfolds between divided neighborhoods, prison walls, and powerful interests extending into London.

Caitlin tries to rebuild her life in England while James struggles to preserve his inherited factory and endure an unhappy marriage. A kidnapping plot reconnects them as sectarian violence threatens the possibility of a more peaceful future.

Caitlin's marriage becomes a source of fear while James Henderson struggles with isolation and a looming threat. Amid the continuing Troubles, a political effort toward peace endangers another family, and concealed corruption brings opposing groups toward confrontation.