Exam Board: SQA
Level: National 5
Subject: English
First Teaching: September 2014
First Exam: June 2015
This play, a set text for National 5 English, is the story of three women in war-torn Belfast. Although their men have been killed or imprisoned for their political activities, everyday life must go on. However, the arrival of a disturbing young girl and the revelations which follow threaten to disrupt their friendship. The main themes are largely domestic - relationships between women and within families, dreams and homemaking. The language is colloquial with Irish idioms, and many contemporary references, and there is a poignant ending. The play is aimed at students of English, particularly those studying National 5 English. In 1991 Rona Munro won the Susan Smith Blackburn Award and "The Evening Standard" Most Promising Playwright Award for "Bold Girls".
- ISBN10 0340655275
- ISBN13 9780340655276
- Publish Date 7 September 1995 (first published 1 June 1992)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 31 March 2022
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Hodder Arnold
- Imprint Hodder Gibson
- Format Paperback
- Pages 112
- Language English