TY - BOOK AU - Pierce,Nicola TI - Behind the walls: a city besieged SN - 9781847176462 (pbk.) : U1 - 823.92 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Dublin PB - The O'Brien Press KW - Derry (Northern Ireland) KW - History KW - Siege, 1688-1689 KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Historical fiction KW - Children's stories KW - Fiction 9+ KW - ukslc KW - Historical N2 - Derry. 1689. The city's inhabitants resist all attempts by King James's men to storm their gates. Outside, the soldiers reckon the only effective weapon they have left is to starve them out. Nicola Pierce tells the story through the eyes of the Sherrard family, trapped inside the city and among those divided on whether to risk the lives of their remaining loved ones or to beg their church leaders to surrender the city ER -