Fighting to Find Peace : Orpen Press : 9781786051240 : 1786051249 : 03 Feb 2022 : 'Fighting to Find Peace' is a deeply personal memoir of growing up in Belfast from the height of the Troubles to a more peaceful time. As our country moves from conflict to peace McAuley reflects on his own life experiences from fighter to finding inner peace. McAuley, whose roots lie in a famous fighting family, tells his family's history from his grandfather, a champion boxer, and his own father, a legendary streetfighter, to his own boxing career. It is a deeply honest account of his life inside and outside the ring: the highs, the lows and the regrets. This compelling autobiography takes the reader on a journey through his childhood, teenage years and adulthood with stories which are warm, witty and heart-breaking. It describes many life challenges and lessons learned, dreams, hopes, failings and eventually finding faith.