Passionate story of survival
In the Shadow of Piper Alpha, by Iain Maloney
Years on from the 1988 Piper Alpha oil platform fire that killed 167 people, Iain Maloney’s historical novel looks at the events from the perspective of a survivor, Marcus.
In an often heart-breaking narrative, Marcus struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder and maintaining a stable relationship with his daughter.
Maloney doesn’t simply run through the events from before and after from different viewpoints, he really examines the cost of being a survivor of such a horrific event – showing how one incident can change the course of a life.
In the Shadow of Piper Alpha
By Iain Maloney
Tippermuir Books, £9.99
ISBN: 978 19138 36130
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