Jane Buckley

Darkness is set in the early '70s, considered the darkest years of the Troubles and reveals the catastrophic fall-out from the doomed Derry City Hotel meeting. The impact of the disaster follows the lives of so many, from the wealthy, vibrant James Henderson to the love-struck factory girl Caitlin McLaughlin. Darkness takes us from the dank hellhole of the overpopulated Victorian Armagh Women's Gaol to London's lavish, opulent member-only private clubs.
An unmerciful and harrowing tale, it endeavours to illustrate what life was like for Ulster's war-torn, sectarian communities and the survival of the fittest.