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Trinity by Leon Uris
bookshelves: e-book, autumn-2014, religion, roman-catholic, protestant, politics, christian, britain-ireland, colonial-overlords, donegal, epic-proportions, spring-2015, historical-fiction, published-1976, skoolzy-stuff
Recommended to ☯Bettie☯ by: Irish Lives in War and Revolution Trinity College Dublin
Read from July 20, 2014 to March 09, 2015
Description: From the acclaimed author who enthralled the world with Exodus, Battle Cry, QB VII, Topaz, and other beloved classics of twentieth-century fiction comes a sweeping and powerful epic adventure that captures the "terrible beauty" of Ireland during its long and bloody struggle for freedom. It is the electrifying story of an idealistic young Catholic rebel and the valiant and beautiful Protestant girl who defied her heritage to join his cause. It is a tale of love and danger, of triumph at an unthinkable cost -- a magnificent portrait of a people divided by class, faith, and prejudice -- an unforgettable saga of the fires that devastated a majestic land . . . and the unquenchable flames that burn in the human heart.
Opening: May 1885. I recall with utter clarity the first great shock of my life. A scream came from the cottage next door. I rushed into the room, as familiar as my own home. The Larkin kids, Conor, Liam and Brigid all hovered about the alcove in which a mattress of bog fir bedded old Kilty. They stood in gape-mouthed awe.
3* Trinity
4* Exodus
Opening: May 1885. I recall with utter clarity the first great shock of my life. A scream came from the cottage next door. I rushed into the room, as familiar as my own home. The Larkin kids, Conor, Liam and Brigid all hovered about the alcove in which a mattress of bog fir bedded old Kilty. They stood in gape-mouthed awe.
3* Trinity
4* Exodus
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