In the world of sectarian murder that was Northern Ireland in the 70s and 80s a boy is taken from the care of his Uncle Billy and put into that of his bigoted Uncle Joe. He grows up learning how this world of beatings, shootings, bombings, fear, ignorance and hatred works. As much as he might want it, these experiences, especially the events of the night Uncle Joe and his friends took him to the Bucking Bronco Bar, will never leave him. But there are other things he is not sure he can afford to leave behind. The Dangerous Edge of Things: a book about growing up with terrorism and its long-lasting effects. A book too about the endurance of love.