Tipperary A Novel of Ireland

Name: Tipperary A Novel of Ireland
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ISBN: 9780812975949

ISBN-10: 0812975944

ISBN-13: 9780812975949

Edition: 2008

Authors: Frank Delaney

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"My wooing began in passion, was defined by violence and circumscribed by land; all these elements molded my soul." So writes Charles O'Brien, the unforgettable hero of bestselling author Frank Delaney's extraordinary new novel-a sweeping epic of obsession, profound devotion, and compelling history involving a turbulent era that would shape modern Ireland. Born into a respected Irish-Anglo family in 1860, Charles loves his native land and its long-suffering but irrepressible people. As a healer, he travels the countryside dispensing traditional cures while soaking up stories and legends of bygone times-and witnessing the painful, often violent birth of land-reform measures destined to lead… to Irish independence. At the age of forty, summoned to Paris to treat his dying countryman-the infamous Oscar Wilde-Charles experiences the fateful moment of his life. In a chance encounter with a beautiful and determined young Englishwoman, eighteen-year-old April Burke, he is instantly and passionately smitten-but callously rejected. Vowing to improve himself, Charles returns to Ireland, where he undertakes the preservation of the great and abandoned estate of Tipperary, in whose shadow he has lived his whole life-and which, he discovers, may belong to April and her father. As Charles pursues his obsession, he writes the "History" of his own life and country. While doing so, he meets the great figures of the day, including Charles Parnell, William Butler Yeats, and George Bernard Shaw. And he also falls victim to less well-known characters-who prove far more dangerous. "Tipperary" also features a second "historian: " a present-day commentator, a retired and obscure history teacher whosuddenly discovers that he has much at stake in the telling of Charles's story. In this gloriously absorbing and utterly satisfying novel, a man's passion for the woman he loves is twinned with his country's emergence as a nation. With storytelling as sweeping and dramatic as the land itself, myth, fact, and fiction are all woven together with the power of the great nineteenth-century novelists. "Tipperary "once again proves Frank Delaney's unrivaled mastery at bringing Irish history to life. Praise for Frank Delaney's TIPPERARY: "[T]he narrative moves swiftly and surely...A sort of Irish "Gone With the Wind," marked by sly humor, historical awareness and plenty of staying power." -- "Kirkus Reviews" "[A]nother meticulously researched journey...Delaney's careful scholarship and compelling storytelling bring it uniquely alive. Highly recommended." -- "Library Journal" (starred) "Sophisticated and creative." -- "Booklist" "Delaney's confident storytelling and quirky characterizations enrich a fascinating and complex period of Irish history." -- "Publishers Weekly" "Read just a few sentences of Frank Delaney's writing and you'll see why National Public Radio called him 'the world's most eloquent man.'" "-- Kirkus Reviews," "Big Book Guide 2007" "From the Hardcover edition."

Book details

List price: $17.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 6/3/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 464
Size: 5.48" wide x 8.24" long x 1.04" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Frank Delaney was born in Tipperary, Ireland on October 24, 1942. He is a novelist, journalist and broadcaster. He enjoyed a long career in BBC broadcasting before becoming a full-time writer. He is the author of several books that were bestsellers in the United Kingdom, including James Joyce's Odyssey, A Walk to the Western Isles, and The Celts.