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In Llywelyn's fifth and final installment in the Irish Century series, she offers a fastidious take on The Troubles, weaving facts and historical figures with the fictitious lives of a former IRA soldier, his American-born wife and his resolute republican mother. Photojournalist Barry Halloran, formerly an IRA Volunteer, races from the aftermath of Bloody Sunday to Dublin, where he seeks the guidance of his training officer, Seamus McCoy. Concerned that the sickly Seamus wants to return to active service, Barry spontaneously proposes to his mercurial lover, Barbara, in order to detain Seamus as his best man for his wedding. After the wedding, Barbara turns into something of a shrew and Barry's career begins to take off—providing a convenient device to document the escalating conflict. Not even Seamus's imprisonment or the crippling of Barry's mother by a car bomb deters him from faithfully capturing The Troubles on film. Though Llywelyn is meticulous in cataloguing the wartime atrocities committed by both sides, the narrative lacks a driving force and loses steam in covering the myriad skirmishes and failed peace talks. Readers familiar with the previous volumes will enjoy this the most; the uninitiated may have trouble. (Feb.)
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"Her characters spring instantly to life and the reader remains captivated from first page to last."--Jean M. Auel on "Grania"
"Well-realized characters and a vivid history make for richly gratifying reading."--"Publishers Weekly" on "1942""" "The lucid narrative and the compelling subject matter will enthrall both Irish history buffs and fans of sweeping historical fiction." --"Booklist" on "1921""" "In Llywelyn's skilled hands the lives of the fictional and real-life characters mesh as miscalculations, misjudgments, and betrayal lead inexorably to the firing squad. . . . "1916" is an involving and enriching experience."" --The ""Edmonton"" Journal" on "1916""" "A masterpiece is how best I can describe this latest novel from the pen of Morgan Llywelyn. . . . It is a difficult undertaking to get the facts right yet have a rip-roaring yarn. I think Morgan Llywelyn has succeeded in this and the book would stand scrutiny by critics and historians alike. A marvelous achievement." --"Republican News "(Dublin) on "1916"
"Well-realized characters and a vivid history make for richly gratifying reading."--"Publishers Weekly" on "1942""" "The lucid narrative and the compelling subject matter will enthrall both Irish history buffs and fans of sweeping historical fiction." --"Booklist" on "1921""" "In Llywelyn's skilled hands the lives of the fictional and real-life characters mesh as miscalculations, misjudgments, and betrayal lead inexorably to the firing squad. . . . "1916" is an involving and enriching experience."" --The ""Edmonton"" Journal" on "1916""" "A masterpiece is how best I can describe this latest novel from the pen of Morgan Llywelyn. . . . It is a difficult undertaking to get the facts right yet have a rip-roaring yarn. I think Morgan Llywelyn has succeeded in this and the book would stand scrutiny by critics and historians alike. A marvelous achievement." --"Republican News "(Dublin) on "1916"
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