Stones Corner, Turmoil

Jane Buckley grew up in Derry/Londonderry during the Troubles, and her writing pulls no punches. Her Stones Corner series - Turmoil, Darkness, Light, and Hope – cuts straight to the heart of one of Northern Ireland’s darkest chapters. These are character-driven stories with bite. Brutally honest. Deeply human. The kind of books that stay with you long after the last page. She doesn’t soften the blow or romanticise the past. There’s no gloss, no filter, just truth, told with grit, empathy, and a sharp eye for the everyday details that shaped people’s lives. Her stories are rooted in actual events, voiced in plain language, and built around ordinary men and women trying to survive the extraordinary. Nor does Jane write to shock. She writes to make sense of it all. To honour those who lived through it. To make sure it’s not forgotten. Having completed the fourth book in the Stones Corner series, Hope, Jane’s next work, written for the US-based Project Children, steps back to the powerful true story behind the initiative featured in the series. Between the seventies and nineties, 23,000 children from both sides of the divide were flown to the United States, welcomed into homes, and given a taste of peace. It’s a story of hope, healing, and the quiet power of kindness. One child. One family. One summer at a time. 5a10f287b135de0983653940c20ba25c