Nun On A Bike

By Caroline Healy

A bomb blast. A face wound. A nun is there to help. But is it the kind of help that can be freely taken? This beautifully composed story about The Troubles is at once gentle, tender and explosive.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Galley Beggar Press
• Release date: Jun 12, 2015
• ISBN: 9781910296592

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NUN ON A BICYCLE

CAROLINE HEALY

Ebook version published in 2015 by

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NUN ON A BIKE

There you go sister, on your bicycle.

From the towpath, I watch as she cycles by. I think about giving a little wave but decide against it. Instead, I sit on my hands and resist temptation, pressing