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Llywelyn has given the volumes in her Irish Century series, which chronicles the significant periods and events in Ireland's resistance to and independence from British rule, titles corresponding to momentous years; the first series installment, 1916 (1998), was followed by 1921 (2001) and 1949 (2003). The author's chief success in these volumes lies in her ability to create characters from a previous time who possess contemporary vibrancy and viability. Readers who have been following the sequence will appreciate the continued familial connections from one novel to the next, and this latest one sees explosive issues in Northern Ireland culminating in 1972 on Bloody Sunday in Derry. Brad Hooper
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Praise for 1972
"As the multi-novel nears our own age, the reader draws more deeply into the flow of events and the characters. The years whistle by with joy and gunpowder."
--Kirkus
"This novel is Irish history brought to thrilling life by the acclaimed Morgan Llywelyn . . .A chronicle of life in Ireland between 1950 and 1972, the novel gives a clear understanding of social changes, pressure points, and vivid movements of historical importance. . . .Morgan Llywelyn is at her storytelling best in 1972."
--Boston Irish Reporter
"[Morgan Llywelyn's] strength comes from her extraordinary ability to place the story in the surrounding politics of the time. . . . Llywelyn's grasp of Northern Ireland history is superb, and the immediacy of her writing is extremely gripping . . . . Llywelyn convincingly describes the bitter disappointment and the worsening violence that would culminate in Bloody Sunday in 1972. This ambitious series proves that Llywelyn is not some naive outsider writing romantic historical novels about Ireland's bloody political past. Her research is accomplished, her narrative style is gripping."
--Irish Voice
"Llywelyn is an astute observer of matters Irish, and understands the passions that move the actors. 1972's ending is as tragic and inevitable as a tombstone, and as memorable as Swift's quip: The Irish have religion enough to hate, but not enough to love."
-Richmond-Times Dispatch
"As the multi-novel nears our own age, the reader draws more deeply into the flow of events and the characters. The years whistle by with joy and gunpowder."
--Kirkus
"This novel is Irish history brought to thrilling life by the acclaimed Morgan Llywelyn . . .A chronicle of life in Ireland between 1950 and 1972, the novel gives a clear understanding of social changes, pressure points, and vivid movements of historical importance. . . .Morgan Llywelyn is at her storytelling best in 1972."
--Boston Irish Reporter
"[Morgan Llywelyn's] strength comes from her extraordinary ability to place the story in the surrounding politics of the time. . . . Llywelyn's grasp of Northern Ireland history is superb, and the immediacy of her writing is extremely gripping . . . . Llywelyn convincingly describes the bitter disappointment and the worsening violence that would culminate in Bloody Sunday in 1972. This ambitious series proves that Llywelyn is not some naive outsider writing romantic historical novels about Ireland's bloody political past. Her research is accomplished, her narrative style is gripping."
--Irish Voice
"Llywelyn is an astute observer of matters Irish, and understands the passions that move the actors. 1972's ending is as tragic and inevitable as a tombstone, and as memorable as Swift's quip: The Irish have religion enough to hate, but not enough to love."
-Richmond-Times Dispatch
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Read It and Weep, Mar 15 2005
By Leah R. Schofield - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 1972: A Novel of Ireland's Unfinished Revolution (Hardcover)
An excellent book in many respects. I witheld the fifth star only because there is so much straight history that some readers might get restive. A good read and a interesting and informative look inside the IRA and a sad retelling of the British atrocities that are rarely made public. Looking forward to her next book which will complete her retelling of Eire's struggles for independence and reunification.
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Superb saga, Oct 7 2005
By Scott W. Carroll - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 1972: A Novel of Ireland's Unfinished Revolution (Hardcover)
I have just finished reading the Irish century series up to date within the past few months, and 1972 is just another link in a fine chain on novels by Llywelyn. From the first book (1916) with a young Ned Halloran all they way up to Ned's grandson Barry in her latest masterpiece 1972, Llywelyn tells the story of the Republican movement from the Easter rising to Bloody Sunday. It's amazing how in 1972, she is able to approach all angles of the Troubles in Ireland. From the facture of IRA and the emergence of Ian Paisley and the Provos Llywelyn takes the confusion out and shows the futility of Irish politics. These books have brought to light a heritage that I have never been aware of and that has escaped my family over the generations. I would recomend this book to everyone with an ounce of Irish blood or anyone interested in the troubled history of modern Ireland. I can't wait for her next installment in the Irish Century series.
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Absolutely wonderful series, Nov 1 2005
By Anne B. Burgamy - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 1972: A Novel of Ireland's Unfinished Revolution (Hardcover)
I've read all four books in this series and counting down the days for the next one. They are all so good, it's almost impossible to lay the books down until you finish. She has done an awesome job in her research of historical facts which make them that much more enjoyable. "1949" in particular is a good history refresher course for things we have forgotten since our high school world history classes. Hurry and get the next one ready to be purchased!!
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