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Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine unread condition glossy photographic softcover wraps. Includes Author Dedication; Preliminary Page Quote; Prologue and Epilogue. Signed by the author, Louie Byrne, with black pen at the upper left corner of the dedication page, along with a general sentiment ("With best wishes"). "Louie Byrne was born on Francis Street in a large house next to the Croom Mills Bakery in Limerick, Ireland, overlooking the shores of the river Shannon. In the years before he was born, the Black and Tans - murderous thugs organized by the British to prey on the Irish population in the early 1920's - terrorized his family, along with countless other numbers of innocent people. Louie Byrne's father suffered cruelly at their hands and Louie attributes his early death to their brutal treatment of him. Dare You Ripple My Pond is Louie Byrne's autobiography, a story of trauma, tragedy, humour, and hope which recounts Louies experiences growing up in the aftermath of hatred and terror. In a world set against a background of arson and murder, Louie's sole escape as a child was through his imagination, which guided him through explorations of lands where the magic of fairies ruled rather than the might of guns and clubs. Brilliantly weaving a young boy's naivete and desire for fun with the harsh realities of the adult world careening around him, Louie Byrne's story is that of a child trying to remain a child under the deluge of senseless horrors engulfing his world. Dare You Ripple My Pond offers a poignant, painful portrait of this dark period in Ireland's history, stirring in its vivid recollections of humour and pathos as witnessed through the eyes of a simple boy who merely wanted to play." -- from the rear outer cover. Taylor, Leigh (jacket design); Byrne, Brendan and Louie (front cover photograph) (illustratore). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing. Pages xi; 388, memoirs of Louie Byrne, born on Francis Street next to the Croom Mills Bakery in Limerick. The Black and Tans terrorized his family and his father suffered cruelly at their hands. Contents include The First Raid; They Came in the Night; The Blue Soldiers; The Bombing of the Strand Barracks; Gerald Griffin Memorial School; Tragedy on the Shannon; Kilkee; Feathery Burke; Orange and Green. "Parts of my autobiography take a satirical view of life in the old city. One needed a sense of humour to survive and remain sane." SIGNED on front [blank] endpaper by Louie Byrne. Signed by Author(s). …