Ireland: Awakening - Hardcover

Rutherfurd, Edward

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1844137945 ISBN 13: 9781844137947

Publisher: Century, 2006

Synopsis

Following the critically acclaimed success of "Dublin", this riveting sequel takes the story of Ireland from the 17th century onwards. "Ireland: Awakenings" picks up where the former left off - at the Reformation, and with it, the devastating arrival of Oliver Cromwell. Cromwell heralds the inauguration of two hundred years of Protestant dominance, throughout which many of the Irish people were impoverished and dispossessed. Dublin is made a Protestant capital, and Catholics become an underclass. Set against the dramatic backdrop of Irish political history, the novel revisits family dynasties such as the Walshes and the Doyles, whose epic voyages through the centuries continue right the way up to the twentieth century's Easter Rising and Independence, passing through turbulent milestones such as The Year of the French and The Independence Movement of Parnell along the way. But literature does not entirely give way to history; the encroaching of the Celtic Dawn and the timeless worlds of W.B. Yeats and James Joyce are also paid rich tribute to, and bring this powerful saga to its conclusion.

About this title

About the Author

Edward Rutherfurd was born in Salisbury, England, and educated at Cambridge University and Stanford University in California. A former resident of London and New York City, Edward Rutherfurd has had a home in Dublin for more than ten years. He has two children.

From the Back Cover

FROM THE AUTHOR OF SARUM, LONDON AND DUBLIN, A NEW PAGE-TURNING EPIC
PRAISE FOR DUBLIN:

Edward Rutherfurd has written about Dublin with love. It is an expertly researched and highly readable account of a place he has grown to know well - Maeve Binchy, 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

From the Inside Flap

Following the critically acclaimed success of Dublin, this riveting sequel takes the story of Ireland from the 17th century onwards. Ireland: Awakening picks up where the former left off at the Reformation, and with it, the devastating arrival of Oliver Cromwell. Cromwell heralds the inauguration of two hundred years of Protestant dominance, throughout which many of the Irish people were impoverished and dispossessed.Dublin is made a Protestant capital, and Catholics become an underclass.

Set against the dramatic backdrop of Irish political history, the novel revisits family dynasties such as the Walshes and the Doyles, whose epic voyages through the centuries continue right the way up to the twentieth century s Easter Rising and Independence, passing through turbulent milestones such as The Year of the French and The Independence Movement of Parnell along the way. But literature does not entirely give way to history; the encroaching of the Celtic Dawn and the timeless worlds of W.B. Yeats and James Joyce are also paid rich tribute to, and bring this powerful saga to its conclusion.

Edition details

• Publisher: Century
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844137945
• ISBN 13: 9781844137947
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 896