Published by Arrow, part of Cornerstone Publishing
Format: Paperback
£8.99
Author:
Edward Rutherfurd
Format: Paperback
EAN: 9780099279082
£8.99
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EAN: 9780099279082
Published: 5 May 2005
Edward Rutherfurd's great Irish epic reveals the story of the people of Ireland through the focal point of the island's capital city. The epic begins in pre-Christian Ireland during the reign of the fierce and powerful High Kings at Tara, with the tale of two lovers, the princely Conall and the ravishing Deirdre, whose travails echo the ancient Celtic legend of Cuchulainn. From this stirring beginning, Rutherfurd takes the reader on a graphically realised journey through the centuries. Through the interlocking stories of a powerfully-imagined cast of characters - druids and chieftains, monks and smugglers, merchants and mercenaries, noblewomen, rebels and cowards - we see Ireland through the lens of its greatest city.
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Expertly researched, full, undemanding and highly readable account of a place he has grown to know well
- Ireland on Sunday
The author writes with a charm and an authority that comes from considerable research this is a really handsome book
- Irish Independent
The author bounds excitedly through Irish history, interweaving narrative with historical encounters. . . Rutherfurd keeps racing through the pages
- Daily Express
Sublime talent. . . this is history with a human face and a fanciful soul
- Good Book Guide
Edward Rutherfurd was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, and educated at Cambridge University and Stanford University in California. His first book, Sarum was based on the history of Salisbury. London, Russka and The Forest, all draw on finely researched details of social history. Edward Rutherford previously lived in London and New York City but has had a home in Dublin for more than twelve years. He has two children. Edward Rutherfurd is available for interview.
