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STONES CORNER: Turmoil, V1 is the debut novel by first-time author Jane Buckley.Caitlin McLaughlin is just like any other teenage girl: during the week, she works at the Rocola shirt factory in Stones Corner, Creggan, where she has become secretary to her boss's dishy nephew James. She likes music and trips into the city with her best friend at the weekend, but this is Derry 1972. A simple trip to the shops can lead to life-changing injuries or death, and staying at home can be just as dangerous when the British Troops raid house to house.Robert Sallis is a private with the Royal Fusiliers recently posted to the city. He's repelled by how some of his fellow soldiers behave, wary too of civilian feelings running high against the occupying army. Accidentally separated from his patrol in Creggan, he's discovered by Caitlin hiding in her family's garden. He expects the worse but having seen enough violence too close to home, she doesn't give him away. Instead, she prefers to daydream about her charming boss, who has made his feelings for her plain.A Catholic girl from the Bogside and the Protestant heir to a big local employer...Caitlin believes their love can overcome the triple obstacles of politics, class, and faith in her youthful innocence. Meanwhile, Robert, newly recruited to British undercover forces, is closing in on a terrorist strike in the heart of the city centre.

In the years following Caitlin's marriage to Chris Pecaro, her dreams of a happy family go unfulfilled as their relationship takes a dark turn. Once trusted to protect and cherish her, her husband's true colours are revealed. Living in constant fear, Caitlin never knows what he will do next.Amidst the violent Troubles, James Henderson experiences yet another failed relationship and yearns for normalcy with his family. However, feeling isolated and lonely, James fights against a looming threat that could disrupt all their lives.Paddy Gillispie walks the political path towards peace but soon becomes a target as an ominous enemy lurks too close for comfort, endangering his loved ones.Finally, Charles Jones is exposed for who he truly is. As his web of deceit and greed unravels, an unexpected collaboration arises between two opposing groups, united in their pursuit of justice and retribution.