Der Eiscremekönig

Gavin Burke, 17 years old, has incurred the disapproval of his family. It is November 1939 and he has insisted on leaving school and joining the Belfast ARP. In his father's eyes this is feckless: Mr Burke, a patriotic Irishman and a Catholic, hopes and believes that Hitler will soon put the perfidious 'Brits' in their place. the ARP is not the escape into adult life that Gavin hoped for - it's even more absurd than school. 'There's a war on', screams hysterical Post Officer Craig, chivying his reluctant crew through ridiculous drills, but where is the war? Not, as month follows month, in Belfast. -- Cover.