Mar. 21, 2024
A gripping and authentic non-fiction book sheds light on ‘the Troubles’ in Northern Ireland
‘Above the Ground’ by Dan Lawton is a gripping non-fiction book that educates readers about the conflict in Northern Ireland during ‘the Troubles’ and the life of Kevin Barry Artt, who was unjustly convicted as an IRA murderer.
Mark W. Hansen
Hansen is a former chair of the California State Bar Litigation Section and former editor-in-chief of California Litigation. He is also a San Diego lawyer with a state-wide litigation practice focused on insurance bad faith defense and coverage.
“Above the Ground” by Dan Lawton opened a new world for me.
During the 1970s, ‘80s and ’90s—while “the Troubles” in Northern Ireland were occurring—I was either an ignorant teenager or a young breadwinner with my nose to the grindstone trying to eke out a living as a lawyer. As a result, I never learned much about the conflict t...
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