The Red Gate [Kindle Edition]

Richard Sutton (Author)

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Product Description

It’s an historically-inspired tale that begins late Summer, 1911 in Western Co. Mayo, Ireland. It begins, oddly enough with an unexplained drowning and a muddy fall. For a traditional Irish farming family, a chain of strange events leads them to uncover ancient buried secrets about themselves and their place in the greater world. As the greed and ambition of an unfolding plan begins to threaten their very lives, what will become of their home and it’s hidden legacy? What will become of their sheep? It's a rousing story of how one family confronts adversity and survives to enjoy another day with help coming from allies they didn't know they had! In these times, people who read will enjoy the change of pace and place and all the comfort that’s in it.

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An unexpected drowning... a muddy fall...
..for this traditional Irish family, a chain of unexpected events leads them to uncover ancient secrets about themselves and their place in the greater world.  As the greed and ambition of an unfolding plan begins to threaten their very lives, what will become of their home and it's hidden legacy? What will become of their sheep?

The saga of the Red Gate begins... the first of three books.

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 333 KB
• Publisher: CreateSpace; First Kindle Edition edition (July 23, 2009)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B002BDU5HC
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #409,306 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

Richard Sutton was born in California in 1952 and has lived in every Western Coast State. He's been writing in one form or another since High School.

"The poetry I penned when I was young remains hidden from the outside world." The author added, "It's really for the better. I can't even read it myself, but the stories were another thing entirely."

After college, he was an Oregon commune guitar-playing goatherd, tree-planter, cannery worker, health food store manager and artist. He also worked as a ski mechanic and as a frame carpenter before making the move to New York where he worked as a receiving manager for a fashion company, a ski retailer and built his career in advertising design and freelance copy writing, eventually establishing a design studio on Long Island. Finally, he turned Indian Trader full-time in 1989, operating his family business in authentic Native Indian arts successfully for more than 20 years before completing his first novel.

"I just keep finding new hats whose fit I like." says the author. He's settled snugly into the writer's hat and has several new novels in the works.

He met his wife on Canal Street in NY's Lower East Side in 1973. They have lived in New York and in New Mexico ever since, enjoying sailing, their family and their cats.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Red Gate, September 19, 2009

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Jarrel R. Jackson (St. Thomas, Virgin Islands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Red Gate (Paperback)

The Red Gate is hard to lay down. A thoroughly intriguing story and character line. Richard Sutton's unique personal style introducing different characters and situations, smoothly ties in the various threads and guides the story to unexpected conclusions. Whether from close research and study or from personal observation, Mr. Sutton has captured the Irish weather and the experience of muddy rutted roads in a skillful and authentic manner. His descriptions of the people and places are complete and accurate without being overdone. There is a subtle romantic thread running through the book; so understated in fact that the reader is unsure whether to take it seriously. Did they get together or not? . . . I'm not telling. A very enjoyable read. I am looking forward to the sequel. Jarrel R. Jackson

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully written historical fantasy, July 10, 2011

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Bersaba (The Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Red Gate (Paperback)

A beautifully written historical fantasy set in the early years of the 20th century.

I think I love the writing in this book even more than the story. It's lyrical and descriptive and that alone made this book a joy to read. That being said: I also loved the story. It's intriguing and suspenseful with very likeable as well as despicable characters. The viewpoint switches from time to time to give you an overall picture of events and I felt myself fuming when seeing things from the viewpoint of one of the characters I didn't like. All in all Sutton managed to get me totally engrossed in the life of the O'Deirg family (especially Finn, my favourite character) and although the book luckily doesn't have a cliffhanger ending, I'm curious what's next for the O'Deirg family and their sheep.

Why should you read it:
It's a beautifully written, intriguing family saga

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars History & Mystery...., May 29, 2011

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Teacher Mom "Mom and Teacher" (Akron, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Red Gate (Kindle Edition)

A very enjoyable read. Combines twists and turns of a mystery with tidbits of fact about Ireland and Irish life. Sutton does a great job keeping the interest of the reader throughout the chapters. Also enjoyed The Gatekeepers, the follow up to this novel.