O’Hara’s Choice - Softcover

Uris, Leon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007176198 ISBN 13: 9780007176199

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2003

Synopsis

Duty to country, love for family, and a doomed passion intertwine in the latest epic by the bestselling author of Exodus and Battle Cry

Irish immigrant Paddy O'Hara was a legendary Marine – one of the first – and the inspiration for a fraternity of Marine brothers who call themselves the Wart Hogs. In the years following the Civil War, these stalwart warriors engage in the fight of their lives, struggling to keep the Marine Corps a vital part of the country's armed forces. There are those in the government who would like to see this unruly band of brothers dissolved and the Navy given sovereign rule of the waves. The Marines' one hope just may lie in Zachary O'Hara, the young, brash, fiercely intelligent son of their hero Paddy.

As Paddy O'Hara's son, Zachary practically grew up in the Marines, and is as dedicated to saving the Corps as any Wart Hog. He hadn't planned on falling in love, though, and certainly not with the passionate, obstinate heiress Amanda Kerr, daughter of one of the biggest industrialists in the country. But more than just differences in background could come between Zachary and Amanda: Paddy's son is haunted by a secret he can never tell, a secret that may force him to choose between a stunning career as an officer in his beloved Corps and life with the woman who fulfils his every desire.

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Review:

"A spellbinding storyteller." -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch "A brilliant storyteller." -- Irish Voice A brilliant storyteller. --Irish Voice A spellbinding storyteller. --St. Louis Post-Dispatch A master at weaving historical fact and fiction. --USA Today [Uris pulls] all his characters together like a master puppeteer. --Chicago Tribune Uris is to the twentieth century what Charles Dickens was to the nineteenth. --Associated Press Bloody battles well done, much excellent period writing ... --Kirkus Reviews "Bloody battles well done, much excellent period writing ..."--Kirkus Reviews "A brilliant storyteller."--Irish Voice "Uris is to the twentieth century what Charles Dickens was to the nineteenth."--Associated Press "A spellbinding storyteller."--St. Louis Post-Dispatch "A master at weaving historical fact and fiction."--USA Today "[Uris pulls] all his characters together like a master puppeteer."--Chicago Tribune

Synopsis:

After the Civil War, stalwart warriors struggle to keep the Marine Corps alive. Their one hope may lie in Zachary O'Hara, the son of their hero, Paddy. But Zachary is haunted by a secret - one that may force him to choose between a career in the Corps or a life with a woman who fulfils his desires.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0007176198
• ISBN 13: 9780007176199
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400