Author : Brian Moore
Title : Lies of Silence
Date of publication : 1990

Genre:
1. Novel
2. Thriller

Theme:
Religion – freedom – violence – war and peace.

(Main) Characters: Personality:

Michael Dillon
30 year old and married to Moira. He is having a secret relationship with Andrea Baxter. He is kept hostage together with Moira by the IRA who later on kill him. Dishonest.

Moira Dillon
The wife of Michael Dillon. The are in a bit of a crisis in their marriage. And they are held hostage by the IRA. She is good.

Setting:
- time :
I think at the and of the 80ties beginning of the 90ties.
- place : Belfast Northern-Ireland.

Presentation:
Omniscient narrator

Structure:
- Chapters
- None

Is the title well chosen? Explain your answer:
Ja het betekent een stille leugen. Ik denk dat hiermee wordt bedoeld dat Michael, Moira bedriegt en dat niet zegt maar ze heeft het wel door.

What is your opinion of this book?
Very interesting book. It was a very exiting to read and not boring at all.

Who did you think was the most interesting or striking character in this book? Explain.
I think it was Michael because he got to keep a lot of secrets and it is very hard to keep a secret from anyone especially from your wife. And the chose to testify against the IRA or not.

Copy one sentence that is typical of this book; explain why it’s typical?
Couldn’t find any.

Write a short summary of this book (150 words).
Michael and Moira are kept in hostage by the IRA in their own house. Early in the morning Michael is ordered to drive his car, which contains a bomb, to the parking place of the hotel he works in. After he has parked the car he has to buy a pack of cigarettes in a shop opposite to the hotel. When he's in the shop he calls the police, risking that the IRA will kill Moira, who's still at their house. The police evacuates all the people out of the building. Only property is damaged by the bomb. Michael and Moira think they are safe, but Michael has told the police that he saw the face of one the IRA's people. Soon the press knows about that, but Michael is still determined to testify against that man Then the IRA tries to convince him not to testify and Michael understands the IRA will find him, even though he's know working in London. He wants to tell the police that he won't testify, but it's too late. A man steps into his office and kills him.