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Description
"Set during the pivotal decades of Irish history, the narrative focuses on four men who participate in the short-lived Rising of 1867 and the irrevocable effects on their lives of the battle of Clonbrony Wood. The novel integrates the lives of its fictional characters with a striking depiction of the historical circumstances that notivated rebellion against the Crown."
Awards
PEN/Faulkner Award (Finalist — 1989)
User reviews
LibraryThing member Smiley
The Parnell era of Irish history and Parnell's own downfall, are mirrored in the relationship of two of a half dozen main characters in this fine page turner. It also explores "what is history?" and how a single event can not only shape lives but link them.
LibraryThing member Doondeck
Continuing the great span of Irish history. Classic and beautiful.
LibraryThing member SeriousGrace
This is the account of the Fenian Rising of 1867 in the time of the Parnell Special Commission. All of Ireland rises up and greets war with bravery and stern determination. The chief storytellers are Patrick Prentiss and Hugh MacMahon, but you'll also meet Robert Delaney, a shopkeeper and Ned
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Publication
E.P. Dutton (1988)
Pages
824
ISBN
0525246193 / 9780525246190