A lonely teenager runs away from home, bringing his abusive stepfather’s girlfriend with him.
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Frankie McGuire, one of the IRA’s deadliest assassins, draws an American family into the crossfire of terrorism. But when he is sent to the U.S. to buy weapons, Frankie is housed with the family of Tom O’Meara, a New York cop who knows nothing about Frankie’s real identity. Their surprising friendship, and Tom’s growing suspicions, forces Frankie to choose between the promise of peace or a lifetime of murder.
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Carl Brown and Annie McGairy are in love. Their Irish immigrant parents knew each other in the old country – and Carl’s parents want better for their son than Annie, who was raised in the slums. When Annie runs away to marry Carl while he’s at college, they have many difficulties, including a college Dean that frowns upon married couples, Carl’s angry parents, Carl’s jealousy, and Annie’s own problems with her sexuality.
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