I brought this set of books for my wife as a present as she had enjoyed them so much as a teenager. She was thrilled and read them all avidly, she writes; The books were every bit as enjoyable 20years on as they are so well written. The story unfolds as gritty and realist, the characters are unashamably bigoted as reflected real life in 1970's Belfast. This is the story of two teenagers who fell in love and grew up quickly in order to survive.Kevin is strong and caring and Sadie is sassy,firey and vivacious. I loved it all over again.