Fergal Keane's lyrical account of a divisive local war

Wounds has been shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards, which is not a surprise

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WOUNDS

By Fergal Keane

William Collins, €20.99

Did Ireland really need another War of Independence book? Fergal Keane believed so, and has poured heart, soul and assiduous research into its realisation.

The result is Wounds, a “memoir of war and love” that sees the BBC battlefield veteran return to home – if no less haunted – soil.

First: a point of order. At odds with its cover descriptor, Wounds is not a ...