In this episode I'm looking at how Troubles era Belfast has been represented in fiction. I'll be providing some thoughts  and examples of such. Another aspect I touch on is that of 'The Other', which gives me an opportunity to recite some Heaney, too. 

In Part Two  - which will form Stray Bullets episode 3 - I'll be talking about my observations and thoughts on the tribalism, sectarianism and totems which I encountered during my service in the Royal Ulster Constabulary and, latterly, the Police Service of Northern Ireland, from the mid-1980s.

My novel The Bitter End of Dreams is still available via Amazon and you can send me any feedback etc at Twitter: @redbrickedslums    

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