This novel tracks the tragi-comic fortunes of the Lovett family of Belfast - the violent father; the shrewdly mad mother; malevolent Mick; and dreamy Amelia, ou... » 

This novel tracks the tragi-comic fortunes of the Lovett family of Belfast - the violent father; the shrewdly mad mother; malevolent Mick; and dreamy Amelia, our narrator, who records their antics over the years - fights, school, kickings, and the IRA and the RUC vying for Most Inept Police. «