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The IRA bomb exploded at 2:54 a.m. on October 12, 1984, the last day of the Conservative Party Conference in the coastal town of Brighton, England. Rooms were obliterated, dozens of people wounded, five people killed. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was in the lounge of her suite preparing her keynote speech when the explosion occurred; had she been just a few feet in another direction,
EadieB flying tiles and masonry might have sliced her to ribbons. As it was, she survived--and history changed. There Will Be Fire is journalistic nonfiction that reads like a thriller, a propulsive blend of true crime and political history. This is an interesting book and shows how Patrick Magee was able to plant a timed bomb in the Grand Hotel, leave and go back to Ireland and wait for the bomb to explode. 2y
EadieB It shows how they determined who planted the bomb and then how to catch him and other IRA members in Scotland and arrest them. We also get a chance to hear him sentenced and his later release from prison. It is a very highly researched book by Rory Carroll and I would like to read another book by him. If you enjoy nonfiction that reads like a thriller, then you would love this book. 2y
Andrew65 The comment from the IRA was very chilling at the time, “Today we were unlucky, but remember we only have to be lucky once - you will have to be lucky always.“ 2y
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EadieB @Andrew65 That is a scary comment! 2y
Andrew65 @EadieB Stuck with me all these years. 2y
EadieB @Andrew65 Something like that is hard to forget! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 2y
Gabbymags123 Wanna read this! 2y