Lockwood, Alex (2019) The Chernobyl Privileges. John Hunt Publishing, UK. ISBN 9781785358722

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Abstract

What is the half-life of a secret? Arriving at midlife with a string of failed jobs behind him, Anthony Fahey knows he's lucky to be given a last chance as a radiation monitor at Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde, where Britain's Trident nuclear weapons are kept. Already struggling to keep his marriage together after the death of his wife's father, Anthony finds himself at the centre of an emergency when an accident on a Trident submarine throws the base into crisis.

But, as the situation worsens old memories and buried secrets from his childhood reach into the present, and Anthony begins to understand that it isn't only radiation that has a half-life. Inspired by real events, The Chernobyl Privileges is a searing psychological drama that depicts the traumatic experience of surviving disaster. Both heart-warming and tragic, it explores the consequences of decisions we are forced to make and that shape our lives.

Item Type:	Book
Subjects:	Culture > Creative Writing Culture > English Language and Literature
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries > School of Media and Communications
Related URLs:	http://alexlockwood.co.uk/chernobyl-book...
Depositing User:	Alex Lockwood
Date Deposited:	09 May 2018 13:46
Last Modified:	06 Apr 2020 10:27
URI:	http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/9242

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