“The Chain That Binds the Earth” by Sean O’Conaill is an inspiring story about courage amid opposition
Sean O’Conaill’s drama fiction The Chain That Binds the Earth is out now on major online bookstores such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and ARPress‘ bookstore. It’s an inspiriting tale about being covetousness and self-belief in the face of scorn and threat.
Johnny Mullan wants to know why bullying happens in school and anywhere else. Margaret Phillips worries over the threat to the Earth environment, and wonders how to solve it. Eddy Li is amazed at crime of all kinds and wants to be a detective.
Mary McNevin wonders why there are so many problems and wants to write songs that will help. When these four meet in their first year at their second-level school Iona College, they come to the conclusion that all of the major problems that interest them have a common cause. When they argue their case in a school debate they find themselves opposed by a senior teacher, and are threatened with censorship or expulsion.
They discover that their school is itself divided, and are faced with an important choice. Challenged to abandon their own deepest convictions, Johnny, Margaret, Eddy and Mary stand firm – not knowing how this will affect their friendship and the rest of their lives.
