Across the Barricades is a part fictive, part real book; Belfast was divided into two separate “towns”, the Catholic part, and the Protestant part. But Sadie Jackson and Kevin McCoy did not exist.
In the Northern Ireland there has almost always been war between Catholics and Protestants. They have bombed, killed and hated each other for centuries, therefore it is strictly forbidden to see any catholic if you are a protestant, and visa versa.
The main theme in this book is forbidden love, since either Sadie Jackson, which is a protestant girl, nor Kevin McCoy, which is a catholic boy, are allowed to see each other, since their parents forbid them to see each other, since they are from different religions.
The book is almost pre-judged to be a best seller, since Medias love “True love which is judged to fail”. Across the Barricades is not only a love story though, but also a story with lots of historical facts about Ireland.
Sadie Jackson is a Protestant and Tommy's sister. She is courageous, powerful and cheeky - just like a real dare devil. She likes excitement and roaming the streets - just like the boys do.
Kevin McCoy is a Catholic youngster and he is of the same age as Sadie. He is a boy who is looking for excitement and who is often in trouble because of his personality. He is a dare devil, and in love with Sadie. He dares to take to chances – Example; when he walks Sadie home through the Protestant neighbourhood.
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