How Long to Read Afterlives: the Hunger Strike and the Secret Offer That

How Long Does it Take to Read Afterlives: the Hunger Strike and the Secret Offer That?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 53 minutes to read Afterlives: the Hunger Strike and the Secret Offer That by Richard O'rawe

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By July 1981 four republican hunger strikers had already died in Long Kesh Prison. A fifth, Joe McDonnell, was clinging to life. To outsiders, Margaret Thatcher appeared unbending; yet, far from the prying eyes of the press, her government was making a substantial offer to the prisoners. On 5 July this offer was given to Gerry Adams in Belfast, and relayed to the prison leadership. In this important sequel to the bestseller Blanketmen, O'Rawe documents the four-year war of words that followed. He interviews former members of the IRA Army Council who claim that a five-man committee led by Adams had contol of the hunger strike, keeping the Army Council in the dark about the British governments's offer. He uses contemporary records to show that Thatcher had approved the offer but that Gerry Adams and the committee had replied it was not enough', telling the hunger srikers that nothing was on the table'. The prison leadership accepted the British offer, but six hunger strikers went on to die. O'Rawe asks: why? This hidden history, using contemporaneous photographs, pinpoints the key players in the drama and their responses, identifying Mountain Climber, a Derry businessman who brokered the deal, and describing the contributors to the crucial hunger strike conferences of 2008-09. O'Rawe combines a moving and courageous personal record with first-hand documentation. He provides essential background and astringent commentary on the realpolitick of the peace process and republicanism in Northern Ireland today, and its impact upon the country as a whole. With a Foreword by Ed Moloney, author of The Official History of the IRA.

How long is Afterlives: the Hunger Strike and the Secret Offer That?

Afterlives: the Hunger Strike and the Secret Offer That by Richard O'rawe is 227 pages long, and a total of 58,339 words.

This makes it 77% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Afterlives: the Hunger Strike and the Secret Offer That Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 18 minutes to read Afterlives: the Hunger Strike and the Secret Offer That aloud.

What Reading Level is Afterlives: the Hunger Strike and the Secret Offer That?

Afterlives: the Hunger Strike and the Secret Offer That is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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