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Just finished and wow. I‘ll write a review later. Suffice it to say for now, this first in a trilogy based on real people and events about Ireland‘s long-sought independence is full of heart & soul. It appears that the author is a descendant of some of the people in the book. This is a reluctant 5-star book, which I ordinarily save for new favorites. This one is so heartbreaking it can‘t be a fave. It deserves them anyway as an excellent novel. ⬇️

Poor Berney was chewed out earlier and I love how this character Redmond described it: “You nearly ate Berney without waiting for the salt earlier.”

I wonder if the dialog here is accurate for the time: early 1800s Ireland. If so, it‘s brilliant. If not, it‘s brilliant.

Something we can all relate to: “Little Arthur discovered something which changed his life. He discovered books. The books Robert kept in a bookcase there. Some were in strange languages, which he later discovered to be Greek and French, but others were in English and he started to read.”

The 1798 Irish rebellion failed. Robert is now trying to explain to Sarah the brand new American principle that all men are created equal. Her answer is apt: “Men have all the rights, women none. The only thing I understand, is that I have been brought up to do and understand nothing.”

This book, first in a trilogy about Ireland‘, this one about the 1798 Irish rebellion against England, is well written. It is a novelization about real events and people. But it‘s hard to bring myself back to it because it‘s very dark and sad. Even though it‘s a history of all of Ireland I‘ll be counting it for #readingeurope2020 #northernIreland

A free ebook awhile back, strongly recommended if the sale comes around again, or even if it doesn‘t

I picked this one as my next ebook to read. Hoping it will work for #readingeurope2020 #NorthernIreland