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ADVANCE PRAISE FOR IN THE NAME OF THE SON

‘As fond as O’Rawe is of Gerry Conlon, this is not a hagiography. Conlon is shown in all his imperfect splendor, his contradictions and complexities, as both a victim of the conflict in Northern Ireland and ultimately a survivor whose inherent humanity and decency rise above ancient animosities and modern human failings. Written by someone who emerged from the same cauldron that swallowed so many of their generation, O’Rawe’s unsparingly honest account does many things, none more so than make us fervently wish that Gerry Conlon lived much longer, because he had so much more to teach us.’

–Kevin Cullen, columnist and former Ireland correspondent for The Boston Globe

‘A vivid, bracing, often funny account of the wild and tragic but ultimately inspiring life of Gerry Conlon. With great affection and compassion for his subject, Ricky O’Rawe has written a biography that captures Conlon’s self-destructive demons, but also his infectious lust for life.’

–Patrick Keefe, The New Yorker

‘Rick O’Rawe has written a searingly honest, deeply moving and all encompassing account of the life of Gerry Conlon. Gerry’s lust for life was only matched by his unquenchable thirst for justice not just for the Guildford 4 but for all those who have fallen foul of an often corrupt and politically loaded judicial system. The author deserves praise for refusing to allow his lifelong, deep friendship with Conlon to whitewash many of Gerry’s own personal failings. Yet in the end O’Rawe still does justice himself to the memory of a remarkable, courageous and lovable character.’

–Henry McDonald, The Guardian

‘Gerry Conlon’s remarkable life deserves the honest integrity O’Rawe brings to his task. It is a labour of love but without being a hagiography of his friend … [and] contributes to the ongoing quest for truth – how the State got it so wrong and why no one has been brought to justice for the Guildford Pub Bombings … These are questions Gerry Conlon fought to have answered and which O’Rawe lays out with forensic detail.’

–Kevin R. Winters, international human rights lawyer