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Geraldine Quigley was born in 1964. She worked in retail for many years and gained a degree in Irish History and Politics at Magee College, University of Ulster, as a mature student. It was in her late forties that she began writing. She currently works and lives in Derry with her husband. Music Love Drugs War is her first novel.
If you happened to like Derry Girls, you're in for a treat with Music Love Drugs War * Sunday Business Post magazine * Both funny and moving, Music Love Drugs War is a poignant coming-of-age novel ... pitches tender depictions of friendship and love against the stark backdrop of war, hunger strikes, rioting and plastic bullets * Belfast Telegraph * A beguiling, confident debut * Irish Independent * A classic coming of age tale . . . pitch perfect * Daily Telegraph * A vivid debut. Geraldine's depiction of what could draw ordinary kids into a paramilitary organisation feels utterly convincing . . . her dialogue feels sparky and alive * Sunday Times * A poignant and powerful coming-of-age story * Sunday Mirror * Worth checking out for its loving attention to how it feels to be young and in love in a time of turmoil * i newspaper's Best New Books for 2019 * A sensitive and powerful coming-of-age novel * Observer * A clever, compassionate and humorous look at teenage kicks and sectarian strife in early 80s Northern Ireland * Guardian * Warm but also unsettling and exhilarating. That's some feat, but Geraldine Quigley has managed to make it seem easy * Roddy Doyle *
