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The Name is Thompson - by Elizabeth May. Set in Belfast in the 1850s, this is the story of two families living in the centre of the town at a time of civil strife and dire poverty. We follow the Thompson and McKenna families - families of different religions, but joined as close neighbours in understanding. A story of their fortunes and misfortunes, family disputes, the bigotry of others, and a blossoming romance. A rich and beautiful tale, introducing the reader to the families of Killen Street and College Place, in a novel of old Belfast. __________________________________________ Note:The…mehr

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The Name is Thompson - by Elizabeth May. Set in Belfast in the 1850s, this is the story of two families living in the centre of the town at a time of civil strife and dire poverty. We follow the Thompson and McKenna families - families of different religions, but joined as close neighbours in understanding. A story of their fortunes and misfortunes, family disputes, the bigotry of others, and a blossoming romance. A rich and beautiful tale, introducing the reader to the families of Killen Street and College Place, in a novel of old Belfast. __________________________________________ Note:The Name Is Thompson has been posthumously published from the original typewritten manuscript by Elizabeth May. The process of converting the typed MSS to a word processed document produced typographical errors or inaccuracies. Most of these have been corrected. However despite many hours of proofing and editing some may remain. Also,some have been retained in order to preserve the integrity of the original text.
Autorenporträt
Elizabeth has been working with SEN pupils in primary and secondary settings since graduating from the University ofSussex with an English Language BA in 2014. She has spent many an hour helping SEN pupils in English Literature lessons asa teaching assistant, and figured out along the way that simple, engaging visual retellings of stories across the GSCE Englishcurriculum prove effective in helping the pupils to understand what they are reading. Currently she works as Deputy SENCoat an Outstanding-graded London school, where she also delivers speech and language interventions, and always tries tomake learning as visual and engaging as possible.