The Last Train to Hull by Arthur Aughey Paperback Book 9781739956820

ltigtThe Last Train to Hullltigt is the story of bookish but naive Edward Sweeney Arriving at Hull University from Belfast in 1976 to study for his doctorate Sweeney finds himself between worlds Northern Ireland and England workingclass family and middleclass friends youth and maturity fantasy and reality Yet he doesnt feel hes exchanged one godforsaken place for another Hull despite an atmosphere of isolation and economic decline gives him permission to live freely A scholarly career beckons and life has never seemed better He falls in love with a local woman who like him lives between worlds and he jokes he had to travel all this way just to find her It is a relationship which challenges Sweeneys comforting illusions and confronts him with the question whether in life and in love we should choose to be more rather than less deceivedltbrgtltbrgtThis is one in a series of novels featuring Edward Sweeney The chronological order of the trilogy isltulgtltligtThe Last Train to HullltligtltligtFour Days in VillachltligtltligtBetween Hougham and Heavenltligtltulgt