A Swift Pure Cry

Teen & Young Adult Fiction about Emotions & Feelings

Author: Siobhan Dowd

Ireland 1984.After Shell’s mother dies, her obsessively religious father descends into alcoholic mourning and Shell is left to care for her younger brother and sister. Her only release from the harshness of everyday life comes from her budding spiritual friendship with a naive young priest, and most importantly, her developing relationship with childhood friend, Declan, wh….Read More

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