A first novel by Irish writer Antonia Logue was launched last night in Belfast. The 26-ear old author received a £66,000 advance for her book, Shadow-Box, when Bloomsbury purchased the publishing rights based on the first six pages of the story.
Ms Logue was born in Derry, brought up in Brussels and educated at Trinity College Dublin. Her father, Hugh, is a special adviser to Mr Seamus Mallon, the North's Deputy First Minister.