The Blossom or the Bole is a collection of two books set in the rural community of the Sperrins during the First World War. The story follows the lives of life-long friends, William and Paul, and the impact that global and Irish events have on them and their families.

With carefully researched historical context, The Blossom and the Bole is a brilliantly imagined tale of love, friendship and betrayal of the time just before the partition of Ireland.