Choosing the Struggle: An Autobiography by Martina Anderson

In Choosing the Struggle, Martina Anderson tells the story of a life shaped by Derry, imprisonment, political activism and international solidarity.

Growing up in the Bogside, she witnessed the Battle of the Bogside and Bloody Sunday before becoming involved in the republican movement. Her autobiography follows her first arrest at 16, years on the run, capture and imprisonment in England, release under the Good Friday Agreement, and later career as a Junior Minister and Member of the European Parliament. It is a personal account of the choices, relationships and experiences that shaped her political life, from Derry to Palestine.

Publisher information:

Author: Martina Anderson
Publisher: Beyond the Pale Books
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781914318337
Pages: 288