The Final Refuge - Hardcover

It is the dying days of the Thatcher administration. Britain is still raw from the miners strike and shaken by the Brighton Bombings, and the Labour Party are poised to wrest power from the Tory government in a historic General Election. But behind the scenes, other powers are pulling strings and plotting in their own interests. Linda is a true innocent abroad; Kieran is a young man with a steady job, living a quiet life. But Kieran s brother, caught up with the IRA and the Cause, is in big trouble and this is to have devastating repercussions for Kieran and Linda. These two young people, strong in faith and living normal lives, are unwittingly caught up in the machinations of ruthless big business, and the bloody sectarianism of the Irish Troubles. They find themselves living off their wits in an unfamiliar world of guns, explosives and car chases, as the action moves between England, Northern Ireland, the USA and Canada. But can a pair of ordinary people really expect to survive in a chilling game of cat and mouse?

Ian Ferri lives in Edinburgh. He spent four of his earlier years travelling much of the world with the Merchant Navy, giving him a broader understanding of the different cultures he encountered. When he finally came ashore he started a career in the electronics industry where he spent most of his working life. It was during this period that he was sent on a special project to Saudi Arabia, an experience that reawakened his hankering for a different challenge. That s when decided to take an Open University Degree course in the Social Sciences where he majored in Psychology. Being very much a political animal he included World Politics in his studies, all of which called for lots of essay writing which gave him a taste for writing in general.