Days of Heaven [Paperback]

Declan Lynch (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2000

Declan Lynch recalls the great moments: Packie's save and his leap into immortality; Pavarotti's 'Nessun Dorma' and U2's 'Put 'Em Under Pressure'; Kevin Sheedy's sweet strike; and all that drinking. Days of Heaven is full of hilarious accounts of how the Irish abandoned reality in that glorious time called Italia 90. But it wasn't just the fortunes of the football team that were changing during the Charlton Years. The economy was about to be utterly transformed; the Church was on the verge of disaster; there were Irish people winning Oscars and selling millions of rock 'n' roll albums; there were new voices in the media; and a woman was running for President. And there was Jack, our most unlikely icon. In this brilliant book, Declan Lynch brings it all together, the sporting, the social and the autobiographical. Dermot Morgan and Father Michael Cleary were part of the story too; U2 and UB40 made their contributions alongside Eamon Dunphy and Charles Haughey. Days of Heaven brings us back to this extraordinary time. And it brings it all to life again.

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About the Author

From Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Declan Lynch began his writing career at the age of seventeen with Ireland's rock 'n' roll magazine Hot Press. He now writes for the Sunday Independent. He is the author of several books including Ireland on Three Million Pounds a Day, Free Money: The Gambler's Quest, and the acclaimed novel The Rooms.

Product Details

• Paperback: 218 pages
• Publisher: Gill & Macmillan (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0717146375
• ISBN-13: 978-0717146376
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,250,269 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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