Undercover detective returns to his dysfunctional Dublin neighborhood after his first love's remains are found, confronting family secrets and fractured loyalties.
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Undercover detective returns to his dysfunctional Dublin neighborhood after his first love's remains are found, confronting family secrets and fractured loyalties.
Back in 1985, Frank Mackey was a nineteen-year-old kid with a dream of escaping hisi family’s cramped flat on Faithful Place and running away to London with his girl, Rosie Daly. But on the night they were supposed to leave, Rosie didn’t show. Frank took it for granted that she’d dumped him-probably because of his alcoholic father, nutcase mother, and generally dysfunctional family. He never went home again. Neither did Rosie. Then, twenty-two years later, Rosie’s suitcase shows up behind a fire...
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Central past romance drives plot; references to young love without explicit scenes.
Murder with autopsy details; fistfights and armed threats depicted.
Strong language consistent with working-class Dublin setting.
Alcoholic father and family dysfunction involving heavy drinking.
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Religion's influence on local families briefly discussed.
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Social commentary on Dublin's working-class communities and loyalties.
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Abusive alcoholic parents, domestic violence, and family trauma central.
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